10 0 949 To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on whether UK-manufactured (a) weapons and (b) components of weapons have been used in countries it has assessed as being in potential breach of (i) the Genocide Convention and (ii) Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. false Bradford East Imran Hussain Biography information for Imran Hussain Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 2024-02-08 2024-02-20T16:47:32.183Z Berwick-upon-Tweed Anne-Marie Trevelyan false 2024-02-20 Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan <p>The Government operates a robust and thorough assessment of licence applications against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, and we will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with that Criteria including where there is a clear risk that the items might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law.</p> 208 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Arms Trade 13709 House of Commons Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 1 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 2024-02-20T16:43:08.577Z Berwick-upon-Tweed Anne-Marie Trevelyan false 2024-02-20 <p>The export of strategic goods is controlled by export licensing and the government publishes data on its export licensing decisions: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-dataLicences. We continue to monitor closely the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. We will not issue an export licence to any destination where to do so would be inconsistent with the Criteria. Licences are kept under careful review and we are able to amend, suspend or revoke extant licences, or refuse new licence applications, as circumstances require.</p> Bradford East Imran Hussain Israel and Occupied Territories: Arms Trade false 13710 2024-02-08 208 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on whether UK-manufactured (a) arms and (b) weapons components have been used in (i) Israel and (ii) the Palestinian Occupied Territories. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 1 Arms Trade: Parliamentary Scrutiny Imran Hussain To ask the Leader of the House, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to increase parliamentary scrutiny of UK strategic export controls for military goods. Leader of the House 1 34 Leader of the House Bradford East 2024-02-19T17:24:11.647Z Portsmouth North Penny Mordaunt false 2024-02-19 Biography information for Penny Mordaunt <p>The government recognises the importance of effective Parliamentary scrutiny of strategic export controls and takes these matters very seriously. The UK operates one of the most transparent export licensing systems in the world, publishing quarterly and annual statistics on all of our export licensing decisions, including details of export licences granted, refused and revoked. The government is required by statute to present an Annual Report on UK Strategic Export Controls detailing the government’s approach to export licensing, including international commitments. The most recent quarterly data on strategic export controls is available on gov.uk (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/strategic-export-controls-licensing-statistics-1-april-to-30-june-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/strategic-export-controls-licensing-statistics-1-april-to-30-june-2023</a>), as is the annual report for 2022 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2022</a>).</p><p>As of January 2024, the Business and Trade Committee is the Parliamentary scrutiny committee with oversight of arms export controls, a role formerly carried out by the Select Committee on Arms Exports Controls (CAEC). A joint report outlining plans for future parliamentary scrutiny of strategic export controls was published by the Business and Trade, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees on 23rd January 2024 and can be found on parliament.uk (<a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/42982/documents/213812/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/42982/documents/213812/default/</a>).</p><p>The Government recognises the important role that the CAEC played in providing Parliamentary scrutiny of export controls and the work of the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU). While Parliamentary scrutiny is a matter for the House, the government is committed to keeping the Business and Trade Committee updated on the work of the ECJU as it carries out its new scrutiny role. Other relevant select committees will no doubt continue to examine strategic export controls as part of their wider work, allowing a broad range of scrutiny across the House.</p><p>Hon and Rt Hon Members can also raise matters relating to the scrutiny of the UK's strategic export controls directly with the Department for Business and Trade.</p> 13711 false 2024-02-08 Leader of the House 14 1 Bradford East 11504 To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of consumer protection regulation for individuals submitting tax rebate applications to HMRC through accounting companies. Imran Hussain Treasury Treasury Treasury false Taxation: Rebates 2024-01-25 2024-02-01T13:17:39.46Z Mid Worcestershire Nigel Huddleston false 2024-02-01 Biography information for Nigel Huddleston <p>The Government is committed to maintaining trust in the tax system and working with taxpayers to help them get their tax right. However, the Government is aware that some taxpayers face issues and feel misled when using companies that specialise in claiming tax refunds from HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with regulators and other key partners to ensure that the current legal framework is robust in prohibiting harmful business practices to consumer contracts. This includes introducing expectations of transparency in the HMRC Standard for Agents, updated in January 2023, to ensure customers are made aware of the agent’s fees and charging structure.</p><p> </p><p>There are many ways in which a customer can authorise a third party to act on their behalf. HMRC is also developing options for a more modern and secure approach to agent authorisation.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC continues to monitor tax agents and challenge them when there are potential concerns about their practices. HMRC then takes action by either issuing penalties, suspending claims or refusing to deal with an agent, and wherever necessary working with the Police to support their investigations.</p> Home Office Home Office Imran Hussain Bradford East 8451 Corby Tom Pursglove 2024-01-16T13:54:20.05Z 2024-01-16 <p>The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served in the UK. Since June 2021, we have brought 24,500 people to safety to the UK.</p><p>1,674 people, around half of whom are children, were living in interim accommodation (i.e., hotels/serviced accommodation) at the end of September 2023.</p><p>For information on individuals within interim accommodation, including nationality, age, and sex breakdowns, see table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets: Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>For data on those in accommodation by location, see the regional and local authority immigration groups data tables.</p><p>We are unable to provide a running commentary on interim accommodation and settled accommodation occupation. The next release of Afghan Operational Data is due for release around 22 February 2024.</p><p>Local authorities receive integration tariff funding of £20,520 per person, over three years, for each Afghan family they resettle and provide full integration support for this duration.  They have the flexibility to use this funding to contribute towards renting accommodation, including deposit, letting fees and necessary furnishings.</p> 8450 Biography information for Tom Pursglove 8449 false false 1 1 2024-01-08 Refugees: Afghanistan Home Office To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan refugees were housed in interim hotel accommodation as of (a) 5 December 2023, (b) 12 December 2023, (c) 19 December 2023, (d) 26 December 2023 and (e) 31 December 2023. 8448 Home Office Home Office Home Office Refugees: Afghanistan To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan refugees housed in interim hotel accommodation were aged (a) zero to three, (b) three to five, (c) five to ten, (d) 10 to 15 and (e) 15 to 18 years old as of 26 December 2023. Bradford East 8449 1 false 1 2024-01-16T13:54:20.113Z 2024-01-16 <p>The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served in the UK. Since June 2021, we have brought 24,500 people to safety to the UK.</p><p>1,674 people, around half of whom are children, were living in interim accommodation (i.e., hotels/serviced accommodation) at the end of September 2023.</p><p>For information on individuals within interim accommodation, including nationality, age, and sex breakdowns, see table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets: Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>For data on those in accommodation by location, see the regional and local authority immigration groups data tables.</p><p>We are unable to provide a running commentary on interim accommodation and settled accommodation occupation. The next release of Afghan Operational Data is due for release around 22 February 2024.</p><p>Local authorities receive integration tariff funding of £20,520 per person, over three years, for each Afghan family they resettle and provide full integration support for this duration.  They have the flexibility to use this funding to contribute towards renting accommodation, including deposit, letting fees and necessary furnishings.</p> false Tom Pursglove 8450 8448 8451 Corby 2024-01-08 Imran Hussain Home Office To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan refugees who left hotel accommodation between 1 and 31 December 2023 have found permanent accommodation in the same local authority area. false Imran Hussain 1 8448 2024-01-16 2024-01-16T13:54:20.147Z 8449 <p>The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served in the UK. Since June 2021, we have brought 24,500 people to safety to the UK.</p><p>1,674 people, around half of whom are children, were living in interim accommodation (i.e., hotels/serviced accommodation) at the end of September 2023.</p><p>For information on individuals within interim accommodation, including nationality, age, and sex breakdowns, see table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets: Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>For data on those in accommodation by location, see the regional and local authority immigration groups data tables.</p><p>We are unable to provide a running commentary on interim accommodation and settled accommodation occupation. The next release of Afghan Operational Data is due for release around 22 February 2024.</p><p>Local authorities receive integration tariff funding of £20,520 per person, over three years, for each Afghan family they resettle and provide full integration support for this duration.  They have the flexibility to use this funding to contribute towards renting accommodation, including deposit, letting fees and necessary furnishings.</p> Corby 8451 Tom Pursglove false 2024-01-08 Bradford East 1 8450 Home Office Refugees: Afghanistan Home Office Home Office Imran Hussain Home Office 8451 Home Office Refugees: Afghanistan false 1 Bradford East 2024-01-08 To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support has been provided to Bradford Council by his Department to support Afghan refugees leaving interim hotel accommodation. 8449 Tom Pursglove <p>The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served in the UK. Since June 2021, we have brought 24,500 people to safety to the UK.</p><p>1,674 people, around half of whom are children, were living in interim accommodation (i.e., hotels/serviced accommodation) at the end of September 2023.</p><p>For information on individuals within interim accommodation, including nationality, age, and sex breakdowns, see table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets: Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>For data on those in accommodation by location, see the regional and local authority immigration groups data tables.</p><p>We are unable to provide a running commentary on interim accommodation and settled accommodation occupation. The next release of Afghan Operational Data is due for release around 22 February 2024.</p><p>Local authorities receive integration tariff funding of £20,520 per person, over three years, for each Afghan family they resettle and provide full integration support for this duration.  They have the flexibility to use this funding to contribute towards renting accommodation, including deposit, letting fees and necessary furnishings.</p> Corby 2024-01-16 2024-01-16T13:54:20.287Z 8450 8448 false 1 Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 2024-01-17T16:00:37.397Z Kensington Felicity Buchan false 2024-01-17 Biography information for Felicity Buchan <p>On the number of Afghan households previously housed in Home Office interim hotel accommodation who have since become homeless, please refer to our response from 20 December 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6726/" target="_blank">UIN 6726</a>.</p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities does not collect data on the number of Afghan households previously housed in Home Office provided interim hotel accommodation who have slept rough since leaving that accommodation.</p><p>The Department does not regularly publish data on Afghan homelessness.</p> 8453 To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Afghan refugees previously housed in interim hotel accommodation have been made homeless since leaving that accommodation. Refugees: Afghanistan Levelling Up, Housing and Communities false 8452 Imran Hussain Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Bradford East 2024-01-08 211 1 2024-01-08 Refugees: Afghanistan Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 211 To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of Afghan refugees previously housed in interim hotel accommodation have spent one or more nights sleeping rough since leaving that accommodation. Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Imran Hussain 1 2024-01-17T16:00:37.447Z Kensington Felicity Buchan false 2024-01-17 <p>On the number of Afghan households previously housed in Home Office interim hotel accommodation who have since become homeless, please refer to our response from 20 December 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6726/" target="_blank">UIN 6726</a>.</p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities does not collect data on the number of Afghan households previously housed in Home Office provided interim hotel accommodation who have slept rough since leaving that accommodation.</p><p>The Department does not regularly publish data on Afghan homelessness.</p> 8452 false Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 8453 Bradford East 1