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1702506

registered interest
date	19/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Labour Turnover: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the letter to his Department on Tackling the Recruitment & Retention Crisis from Leading Violence Against Women and Girls organisations, published on 20 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Home Office officials are discussing the concerns and proposals raised in the correspondence you refer to directly with some of the signatories and have also engaged with officials at the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities to ensure a co-ordinated consideration of the concerns raised.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 22765 question first answered 29/04/2024 15:47:37 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1702525

registered interest
date	19/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Labour Turnover: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of calls from a coalition of Violence Against Women and Girls organisations for an independent taskforce to tackle recruitment and retention in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Home Office officials are discussing the concerns and proposals raised in the correspondence you refer to directly with some of the signatories and have also engaged with officials at the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities to ensure a co-ordinated consideration of the concerns raised.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 22764 question first answered 29/04/2024 15:47:37 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1651617

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on (a) immigration, (b) asylum seekers and (c) refugees.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	193206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Immigration is a reserved matter and representatives from across Government meet with their counterparts and will continue to do so as part of regular engagement with the Devolved Administrations.</p><p>The Home Secretary chaired the Home Office's Inter Ministerial Group with the Devolved Administrations on 11th July 2023, where one of the items for discussion was the Illegal Migration Bill.</p><p>From 13 April 2022, all local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales are considered a dispersal area and will need to take part in asylum dispersal. This is to ensure a fair and equitable accommodation spread of asylum seekers across the UK. We have agreed targets for every local authority and region in the UK to deliver by the end of 2023. The latest published Home Office figures from 31st March 2023 show that Midlothian has one asylum dispersal accommodation.</p><p>The SNP Government are accommodating 4.6% of the total asylum population being accommodated in the UK, when Scotland makes up 8.2% of the UK population.</p><p>If you would like to put forward specific proposals, please do contact the Home Office at: rasiengagementhubregionalconsultation@homeoffice.gov.uk and officials will happily discuss this in greater detail with you.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/07/2023 16:14:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1550014

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
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 provide emergency support to domestic abuse (a) survivors and (b) services during the cost of living crisis.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	106494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>Tackling domestic abuse is a priority for this Government. A key part of this is making sure victims and survivors get the support they need.</p><p>The Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan, which we published in March, invests over £230 million, including over £140 million specifically for supporting victims and survivors. The commitments in the Plan include doubling funding for the National Domestic Abuse Helpline.</p><p>The Plan also committed to establish trials of a ‘flexible fund’, which charities could use to provide extra money to victims and survivors in light of cost of living pressures. This money could be used to help them flee an abuser.</p><p>The Government is aware that rises in the cost of living will also have an impact on charitable organisations, as well as those they are supporting.</p><p>That is why, with the Ministry of Justice, we are delivering on our commitment in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan to provide multi-year funding, where possible, for support services. We have already launched funding competitions which do this, including the Violence against Woman and Girls: Specialist and Support Services competition.</p><p>This will offer more stability and consistency for service users, as services will not be dependent on yearly grants. This will help to continue the delivery of high quality support throughout any increases in the cost of living.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 14/12/2022 10:27:14 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1550019

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to take steps to review the No Recourse to Public Funds condition for migrants who have suffered from domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	106497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>Tackling domestic abuse is a key priority for this Government and we are committed to supporting all victims. Anyone who has suffered domestic abuse should be treated as a victim first and foremost, regardless of their immigration status.</p><p>The Destitute Domestic Violence Concession (DDVC) already allows for eligible migrant victims to apply for the lifting of the no recourse to public funds condition (NRPF) associated with their leave, enabling the victim to access welfare benefits while their application for indefinite leave to remain as a victim of domestic abuse (DVILR) is made and considered.</p><p>To be eligible for DVILR an individual’s last grant of leave must have been on a spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner or same sex partner visa in a relationship with a British citizen or settled person. Other cohorts, such as those with refugee leave or the partners of those with pre-settled status via the EU Settlement Scheme, are also eligible to apply for DVILR. Migrant victims of domestic abuse who are subsequently granted DVILR are not subject to NRPF.</p><p>In March 2021 we launched the Support for Migrant Victims Scheme. This pilot, run by Southall Black Sisters and their delivery partners and supported with £1.5 million of Government funding, has provided wraparound support services for all migrant victims of domestic abuse with NRPF.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/12/2022 13:51:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1550021

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) adults and (b) children in the UK who have No Recourse to Public Funds as of 8 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	106499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>The No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition applies to millions of people, the vast majority of whom are visitors or other temporary migrants who have no need for public funds during their stay. It also applies to those without status, many of whom may not be in touch with the Home Office.</p><p>The Home Office’s Chief Statistician wrote to the Office for Statistics Regulation on 3 July 2020 to explain why the Home Office does not feel that it is of practical application to produce an estimate of the total population subject to NRPF present in the UK at any one time.</p><p>The Home Office publishes an extensive range of data in respect of No Recourse to Public Funds change of conditions applications, including data on age, gender and nationality. This data is available in the Home Office transparency data, published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a>, in the “Immigration &amp; Protection” data tables.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/12/2022 13:48:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1519714

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Cost of Living
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 revoking no recourse to public funds in light of rises in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	59900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to revoke the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) policy. It is a well-established principle that migrants coming to the UK should be able to maintain and support themselves and their families without reliance on the welfare system. This protects taxpayer-funded public services from becoming overburdened. Successive governments have taken the view that access to benefits and other publicly funded services should reflect the strength of a migrant’s connections to the UK and, in the main, only become available to migrants when they have become settled here with indefinite leave to remain (ILR).</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 17/10/2022 13:27:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1519715

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Cost of Living
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 impacts of rises in the cost of living to people with no recourse to public funds.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	59901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to revoke the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) policy. It is a well-established principle that migrants coming to the UK should be able to maintain and support themselves and their families without reliance on the welfare system. This protects taxpayer-funded public services from becoming overburdened. Successive governments have taken the view that access to benefits and other publicly funded services should reflect the strength of a migrant’s connections to the UK and, in the main, only become available to migrants when they have become settled here with indefinite leave to remain (ILR).</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 17/10/2022 13:43:15 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1507676

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason does the Home Office not share complaint reference numbers with those who make a complaint.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	54609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Passport Office routinely provides a complaint reference number as part of any written complaint response.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 11/10/2022 10:49:07 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1507787

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will expand qualification criteria for employing foreign summer workers to other sectors.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	54612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>It is unclear as to the immigration route or sectors to which the Honourable Member is specifically referring to. The Points Based System has a broad range of eligible occupations spanning many different economic sectors such as agri-food; travel and tourism; hospitality and creative sectors.</p><p> </p><p>UK employers are able to bring in overseas workers through the immigration system, subject to the existing rules and requirements being met.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 11/10/2022 13:09:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson