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1604366

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vacancies her Department had in (a) September 2022 and (b) March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The number of vacancies is not held centrally and would require significant manual collation and manipulation of data, so could only be retrieved with disproportionate effort.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/03/2023 12:44:20 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1604367

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the number and proportion of firefighters who have received compensation for firefighter pension arrears in accordance with the firefighter pension scheme immediate detriment framework as of 2 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Norwich North
tabling member printed	Chloe Smith
uin	166169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The firefighters’ pension scheme is locally administered by each of the separate employing fire and rescue authorities in England.</p><p>The Home Office does not have any role in the administration of firefighters’ pensions and does not hold data on the number of firefighters who have received their pensions paid under the terms of the immediate detriment framework.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/03/2023 15:41:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith

1604411

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the efficiency of the passport renewal process.
tabling member constituency	Norwich North
tabling member printed	Chloe Smith
uin	166170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Passport Office remains fully resourced following its significant increase of over 1200 staff between April 2021 and last summer. With the continued introduction of process improvements, HM Passport Office has processed more than two million applications across January and February, with over 99.5% of standard UK applications being processed within ten weeks and 95.5% being processed within three weeks.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/04/2023 09:02:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith

1604454

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) quickest and (b) slowest time was for communicating an asylum decision for an application made in the United Arab Emirates for an Afghan national who is a spouse of another Afghan national already granted asylum in the UK in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	166166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>There is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to claim asylum or temporary refuge or make a claim for asylum or protection from abroad. Therefore, the information requested does not exist.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help relocate at-risk people in Afghanistan. To date, nearly 24,500 people have been brought to safety. This includes British Nationals and their families, Afghans who loyally served the UK and others identified as particularly at-risk, such as campaigners for women’s rights, human rights defenders, Chevening scholars, journalists, judges and members of the LGBT+ community. The UK continues to welcome eligible Afghans through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/04/2023 10:23:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1604554

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
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 report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse entitled Child protection in religious organisations and settings, published in September 2021, if she will take steps to implement the recommendations of that report.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	166204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains firmly committed to tackling all forms of child sexual abuse and has engaged constructively with the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse throughout the course of its seven years of investigation.</p><p>The recommendations in the religious organisations and settings report fall within the policy remit of the Department for Education, and I continue to work closely with my ministerial colleagues on these important issues.</p><p>We are currently carefully considering the Inquiry’s Final Report and I recognise the significant milestone this report represents in our wider whole-of-system efforts to combat this horrific crime. The strength and bravery of all of the victims and survivors who came forward to share their stories cannot be understated. And I am committed to working across government to prepare the Government response to the final 20 recommendations which will be published in the coming weeks.</p><p>We remain committed to confronting and combatting this horrific crime wherever and whenever it occurs and will use every lever available to us to keep children safe, and provide support to victims and survivors to ensure they receive the support they need to help to rebuild their lives.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/03/2023 15:50:03 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1604590

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the impact of increases in the cost of living on victims of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	166389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Tackling violence against women and girls is a Government priority. It is unacceptable and preventable, and an issue which blights the lives of millions. The Government is absolutely committed to ensuring victims have the support they need and we are conscious that the cost of living may generate additional challenges for victims and survivors.</p><p>Our Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan invests over £230 million of cross-Government funding into tackling this crime, including over £140 million to support victims and over £81 million to tackle perpetrators. This includes trialling a £300,000 ‘flexible fund’, that could make direct payments to domestic abuse victims.</p><p>In addition to the direct impact on victims, the Government also acknowledges the cost of living will have an impact on charitable organisations who work to support them. To help mitigate these challenges, where possible the Home Office has provided multi-year grants to support organisations to make maximum use of their funding, by providing greater stability and predictability on their budgets.</p><p>As announced in the Spring Budget, the Government will also be providing over £100 million of support for charities and community organisations in England. Further detail on this funding, including eligibility criteria, will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 166390 question first answered 23/03/2023 15:55:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1604591

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing additional financial support for victims of violence against women and girls to help with increases in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	166390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Tackling violence against women and girls is a Government priority. It is unacceptable and preventable, and an issue which blights the lives of millions. The Government is absolutely committed to ensuring victims have the support they need and we are conscious that the cost of living may generate additional challenges for victims and survivors.</p><p>Our Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan invests over £230 million of cross-Government funding into tackling this crime, including over £140 million to support victims and over £81 million to tackle perpetrators. This includes trialling a £300,000 ‘flexible fund’, that could make direct payments to domestic abuse victims.</p><p>In addition to the direct impact on victims, the Government also acknowledges the cost of living will have an impact on charitable organisations who work to support them. To help mitigate these challenges, where possible the Home Office has provided multi-year grants to support organisations to make maximum use of their funding, by providing greater stability and predictability on their budgets.</p><p>As announced in the Spring Budget, the Government will also be providing over £100 million of support for charities and community organisations in England. Further detail on this funding, including eligibility criteria, will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 166389 question first answered 23/03/2023 15:55:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1603897

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Albania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people arrived in the UK from Albania in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and how many people were returned to Albania in that period.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	165222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on visas granted to Albanian nationals are published in table Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/managed-migration-datasets#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk" target="_blank">‘Entry clearance visa applications and outcomes’ detailed datasets.</a></p><p>Data on irregular arrivals are published in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-statistics" target="_blank">Irregular Migration to the UK release</a>’. Data on detected irregular arrivals of Albanian nationals are published in table Irr_D01 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/irregular-migration-detailed-dataset-and-summary-tables#detailed-datasets" target="_blank">Irregular Migration to the UK detailed datasets’</a>.</p><p>Please note that the published Home Office entry clearance visa statistics show the number of visa applications and outcomes, but this may not necessarily equal the total number of individuals arriving in the UK on visas (for example, some visas may be unused, or some individuals may apply for more than one visa in a given period). The data also shows visas for Albanian nationals, but does not show if they have applied from Albania.</p><p>Data on returns are published in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on returns by destination are published in table Ret_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/returns-and-detention-datasets#returns" target="_blank">Returns detailed datasets’</a>.</p><p>Further information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. The latest data relates to the end of December 2022, except for Returns which are to the end of September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/03/2023 12:47:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1603905

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has provided guidance to people reporting that they are victims of trafficking or modern slavery of the potential impact on them of Clause 2(3) of the Illegal Migration Bill.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	165223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK government remains committed to tackling the heinous crime of modern slavery and supporting victims.</p><p> </p><p>The Illegal Migration Bill will crack down on the opportunities to abuse modern slavery protections, by preventing people who come to the UK through illegal and dangerous journeys from misusing modern slavery safeguards to block their removal.</p><p> </p><p>We are working on developing guidance regarding the operation of these measures, including any potential impacts and how they relate to victims of Modern Slavery, to be introduced when it is appropriate to do so once the Illegal Migration Bill has progressed through Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2023 07:54:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1603908

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her oral contribution to the second reading debate on the Illegal Migration Bill on 14 March 2023, Official Report, Column 580, what steps she is taking to ensure that unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are removed from the UK only (a) for the purposes of family reunion and (b) in other limited circumstances.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	165190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>The Illegal Migration Bill provides the Home Secretary with a legal duty to remove people who have entered the UK illegally.</p><p>The Secretary of State is not required to make arrangements to remove an unaccompanied child from the UK until they turn 18 years old. As a matter of current policy, this power will only be exercised in very limited circumstances ahead of them reaching adulthood, such as for the purposes of family reunion or where removal is to a safe country of origin.</p><p>Unaccompanied children who arrive in the UK illegally will be provided with the necessary accommodation and support but they will not be able to settle in the UK.</p><p>Taking these measures will send a clear message that children cannot be exploited and forced into crossing the Channel in small boats for the purpose of starting a new life in the UK.</p><p>The only way to come to the UK for protection will be through safe and legal routes. This will take power out of the hands of the criminal gangs and protect vulnerable people, including children.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/03/2023 14:11:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms