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346849

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation was conducted with stakeholders affected by the reforms for delivery of approved English language qualifications for settlement and citizenship effective from November 2015; how the decision was communicated to teaching providers and learners; and whether an impact assessment was undertaken.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The possibility of changes to the English language requirement for settlement and nationality was discussed as part of the SELT procurement process. Letters announcing the change to test arrangements have been sent to a range of organisations. As this change relates to the implementation of existing policy, no formal impact assessment was required.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/06/2015 10:35:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

418472

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Burma: Exclusion Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Burmese Home Affairs Minister, Lt. Gen. Ko Ko, is excluded from entering the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>It is Home Office policy not to comment on whether an individual is, or is not, excluded from the UK unless the person concerned has already put this information into the public domain themselves, or if the information is already in the public domain.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/09/2015 12:19:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

348540

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	EU Nationals: British Nationality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens from each EU member state have taken British citizenship in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is given in the table below. The latest Home Office immigration statistics, on grants of British citizenship by previous nationality, are published in Immigration Statistics January to March 2015, table cz_06 (Citizenship tables), which is available from the Department’s website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p>A copy will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/06/2015 11:53:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 1171 Table.xlsx title Grants of British citizenship
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

348541

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	EU Nationals: British Nationality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the qualifying requirements are for an EU citizen to take British citizenship.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>EU nationals who wish to become British citizens must apply for naturalisation under the British Nationality Act 1981. They are required to meet the same requirements as all other foreign nationals. This includes requirements to have sufficient knowledge of language and life in the United Kingdom -as measured by the &quot;Life in the UK&quot; test which we reformed in the last Parliament- and be of good character. The residential requirements are based on a period of lawful residence in the United Kingdom: 3 years for spouses and civil partners of British citizens and 5 years for others, without excess absences. A person must also be free of immigration time restrictions in the UK, and must have been free of those restrictions for at least 12 months before applying if not the spouse or civil partner of a British citizen. An EEA national becomes free of immigration time restrictions after five years' residence in the United Kingdom in accordance with EEA Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/06/2015 11:52:48 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

348630

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Families
	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 Prime Minister's press release of August 2014, what steps she is taking to assess the impact of her Department's policies on the family.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>As part of the policy development process Home Office officials are expected to consider the published Family Test guidance when assessing the impacts of the Department’s policies. The Family Test is actively being considered for a number of Home Office policies currently in development. The guidance can be found here -</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/06/2015 11:54:22 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348957

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Syrian refugees have been relocated in the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme; and what estimate she has made of the number of such refugees who will be relocated under that scheme by 31 December 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Between the first arrivals in March 2014 and 30 March 2015 (the most recent published data), 187 people were relocated to the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme. The scheme is based on need, rather than designed to meet set arrival projections. However, we will continue to bring groups here on a regular basis. We have said we expect the scheme to help several hundred people over three years, and we remain on track to achieve that. In addition, over 4,200 Syrians have been granted asylum or other forms of leave in the UK under our normal asylum rules since the Syrian crisis began in 2011.</p><p>We continue to work closely with the UNHCR to identify the most vulnerable people displaced by the conflict, prioritising women and children at risk, people in severe need of medical care and survivors of torture and violence. The VPR scheme runs in parallel with the UNHCR’s own Syrian humanitarian admission programme. This is because the Government believes the UK can add most value through a complementary scheme, focusing on helping the most vulnerable refugees who cannot be supported effectively in the region rather than a quota. With millions of people in need, we strongly believe that the UK can have the greatest impact by continuing to prioritise significant aid; we have donated £800 million, making the UK the second largest bi-lateral donor after the USA and helping to provide vital support to hundreds of thousands of people across the region. The Syrian conflict is a crisis of international proportions and we continue to play our full part in discussions with international partners.</p><p>The UNHCR is best placed to provide information on the number of Syrians resettled by other states to date. The UNHCR website also provides a list of international resettlement pledges.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 1391 1392 question first answered 15/06/2015 11:09:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

348968

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	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 in collaboration with other European countries and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to co-ordinate the re-settlement of the most vulnerable refugees of the conflict in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Between the first arrivals in March 2014 and 30 March 2015 (the most recent published data), 187 people were relocated to the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme. The scheme is based on need, rather than designed to meet set arrival projections. However, we will continue to bring groups here on a regular basis. We have said we expect the scheme to help several hundred people over three years, and we remain on track to achieve that. In addition, over 4,200 Syrians have been granted asylum or other forms of leave in the UK under our normal asylum rules since the Syrian crisis began in 2011.</p><p>We continue to work closely with the UNHCR to identify the most vulnerable people displaced by the conflict, prioritising women and children at risk, people in severe need of medical care and survivors of torture and violence. The VPR scheme runs in parallel with the UNHCR’s own Syrian humanitarian admission programme. This is because the Government believes the UK can add most value through a complementary scheme, focusing on helping the most vulnerable refugees who cannot be supported effectively in the region rather than a quota. With millions of people in need, we strongly believe that the UK can have the greatest impact by continuing to prioritise significant aid; we have donated £800 million, making the UK the second largest bi-lateral donor after the USA and helping to provide vital support to hundreds of thousands of people across the region. The Syrian conflict is a crisis of international proportions and we continue to play our full part in discussions with international partners.</p><p>The UNHCR is best placed to provide information on the number of Syrians resettled by other states to date. The UNHCR website also provides a list of international resettlement pledges.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 1374 1392 question first answered 15/06/2015 11:09:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

348969

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	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 of the conflict in Syria have been relocated in (a) Germany, (b) France, (c) Switzerland, (d) Sweden and (e) Norway to date.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Between the first arrivals in March 2014 and 30 March 2015 (the most recent published data), 187 people were relocated to the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme. The scheme is based on need, rather than designed to meet set arrival projections. However, we will continue to bring groups here on a regular basis. We have said we expect the scheme to help several hundred people over three years, and we remain on track to achieve that. In addition, over 4,200 Syrians have been granted asylum or other forms of leave in the UK under our normal asylum rules since the Syrian crisis began in 2011.</p><p>We continue to work closely with the UNHCR to identify the most vulnerable people displaced by the conflict, prioritising women and children at risk, people in severe need of medical care and survivors of torture and violence. The VPR scheme runs in parallel with the UNHCR’s own Syrian humanitarian admission programme. This is because the Government believes the UK can add most value through a complementary scheme, focusing on helping the most vulnerable refugees who cannot be supported effectively in the region rather than a quota. With millions of people in need, we strongly believe that the UK can have the greatest impact by continuing to prioritise significant aid; we have donated £800 million, making the UK the second largest bi-lateral donor after the USA and helping to provide vital support to hundreds of thousands of people across the region. The Syrian conflict is a crisis of international proportions and we continue to play our full part in discussions with international partners.</p><p>The UNHCR is best placed to provide information on the number of Syrians resettled by other states to date. The UNHCR website also provides a list of international resettlement pledges.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 1374 1391 question first answered 15/06/2015 11:10:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

348889

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to end the practice of illegal migration in small boats; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK is playing its full part in dealing with the immediate situation in the Mediterranean, to prevent further loss of life at sea. The Prime Minister offered UK operational assets to support efforts, coordinated by Italy and Frontex’s Operation Triton.</p><p>However, we need to break the link between getting on a boat and achieving residence in Europe. That is why the UK is also playing a leading role in pushing for comprehensive, long-term action through the EU and the UN to tackle the causes of illegal immigration and the organised trafficking gangs behind it, as well as increasing support and protection for those who need it in North and East Africa.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/06/2015 10:51:22 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 3785 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

349364

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have received financial support in each local authority area in England and Wales in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Support may be provided under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute until their asylum claim is determined. Section 95 support can be provided as both accommodation and subsistence, or accommodation or subsistence only.</p><p>The following table shows the number of asylum seekers in receipt of Section 95 support in each local authority in England and Wales as at the end of March 2015. The data include dependants in receipt of support but excludes unaccompanied asylum seeking children supported by Local Authorities.</p><p>The numbers of asylum seekers in receipt of section 95 support, broken down by Local Authority, are published on a quarterly basis by the Home Office in Table as_16_q of the Immigration Statistics release .The latest publication (Immigration statistics, January to March 2015 ) is available on the Gov.UK website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/06/2015 10:57:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 1619 Table (1).xlsx title Section 95 Table
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn