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1714030

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2024 to Question 22938 on Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries, with which EU member states his Department has discussed a bilateral youth mobility scheme; and when each of those discussions commenced.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	23857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Youth Mobility Schemes (YMS) are agreed to following bilateral negotiation over the reciprocal arrangement between the relevant parties. It would therefore be inappropriate to disclose the status of negotiations as they occur, or the parties involved.</p><p>We remain committed to expanding our YMS offer to more nations, including, but not limited to, those within the EU. Further details of additional YMS agreements will be announced once they are concluded.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 01/05/2024 10:07:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1714069

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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, whether any unaccompanied asylum seeking children who arrived in the UK after 7 March 2023 have been informed that their claim will not be processed until Ministerial guidance is provided on the applicability of the provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	23922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>In 2023, we met the Prime Minister's pledge to clear the legacy backlog of asylum cases made before 28 June 2022. The Home Office is now prioritising claims lodged on or after 28 June 2022.</p><p>These are being considered under provisions in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022. It is only right that we consider the oldest claims first.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 01/05/2024 10:02:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1714145

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels are in use as temporary accommodation for people seeking asylum in Northern Ireland; and what recent estimate he has made of the number that will be required by the end of 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	23835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has been clear that the use of hotels is a temporary and short-term measure to ensure we meet our statutory obligation to accommodate destitute asylum seekers. We have already made significant progress by ending the use of 100 hotels across the UK by 31 March 2024, including 6 in Northern Ireland. A total of 150 hotels will no longer be used for accommodating asylum seekers by the beginning of May, reducing the strain on local communities.</p><p>Our statutory accommodation needs are kept under continuous review, and we will write to MPs and local authorities as further decisions on hotels are made.</p><p>Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation (including in contingency hotels and other contingency accommodation) is published in table Asy_D11 here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fasylum-and-resettlement-datasets%23local-authority-data&amp;data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C9238020b908648344e1008dc683ce7f5%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638499858008593161%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=moPnDjsvL8GE4hpjIXlvO1KgRXtK%2B0f50x8B2DP%2Fcx0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Data is published on a quarterly basis. The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of hotels used to house asylum seekers by region.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 01/05/2024 09:57:53 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1714147

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will have discussions with his Irish counterpart on the number of asylum seekers who arrived in Northern Ireland who have subsequently relocated to the Republic of Ireland in 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	23836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>There is a high level of cooperation on migration and border security between the UK and Irish governments. In particular, the Home Office regularly discuss asylum trends and work to respond to these trends with our counterparts in the Department of Justice. The Home Secretary will hold discussions with his Irish counterpart in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 01/05/2024 09:56:28 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1714025

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Reasonable Adjustments
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 page 38 of the Independent review of Border Force by Alexander Downer, published on 20 July 2022, how many and what proportion of officers who are unable to remain in position because their reasonable adjustments can no longer be accommodated (a) have moved to a lower pay scale, (b) have chosen to take part in the Voluntary Exit Scheme, (c) are over the age of 50 and (d) had been placed on reasonable adjustments in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	23817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Border Force does not hold the information in an easily accessible format, therefore the information requested cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost. However, Border Force can confirm that no officer who was unable to remain at the Heathrow PCP has moved to a lower pay scale.</p><p>The Home Office prioritises removing or reducing workplace barriers by implementing workplace adjustments, so that impacted employees and those with long-term health conditions have the same opportunities as those without reasonable adjustments.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 01/05/2024 10:08:50 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1713858

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
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 judgment of HR & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 786 (Admin) of 11 April 2024, whether it his policy to (a) develop a referral process to allow eligible parents and their immediate family members to be resettled under pathway one of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme and (b) begin to accept referrals under that route in the first half of 2024.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	23813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>I can confirm that it is our intention, as was made clear through the judgment referenced, to establish a route for those evacuated from Afghanistan under Pathway 1 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme without their immediate family members to be reunited in the UK. We remain on track to open the route for referrals in the first half of this year. Further details will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/04/2024 12:31:44 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1713907

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 his Department's publication entitled Home Office procurement card spend over £500: February 2024, published on 23 April 2024, what the overseas costs linked to his visit were for the £705.93 paid to The Cinnamon Club on 16 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	23706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>a) Honourable Society</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the procurement of a venue for publication day launch of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report.</p><p> </p><p>b) Cinnamon Club</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the Permanent Secretary’s hosting of US Department of Justice officials in the UK, as part of the HO-DoJ Strategic Dialogue.</p><p> </p><p>c) Fletcher Gallery Services</p><p> </p><p>These costs (none overseas) were incurred for the purchase of departmental furnishings.</p><p> </p><p>d) Cloveride</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the hire of two chauffeured vehicles for the Home Secretary’s official visit to New York in February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 23707 23708 23709 question first answered 30/04/2024 16:09:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1713909

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 his Department's publication entitled Home Office procurement card spend over £500: February 2024, published on 23 April 2024, what the overseas costs linked to his visit were for the £636.48 paid to Fletcher Gallery Services Ltd on 20 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	23707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>a) Honourable Society</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the procurement of a venue for publication day launch of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report.</p><p> </p><p>b) Cinnamon Club</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the Permanent Secretary’s hosting of US Department of Justice officials in the UK, as part of the HO-DoJ Strategic Dialogue.</p><p> </p><p>c) Fletcher Gallery Services</p><p> </p><p>These costs (none overseas) were incurred for the purchase of departmental furnishings.</p><p> </p><p>d) Cloveride</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the hire of two chauffeured vehicles for the Home Secretary’s official visit to New York in February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 23706 23708 23709 question first answered 30/04/2024 16:09:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1713910

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 his Department's publication entitled Home Office procurement card spend over £500: February 2024, published on 23 April 2024, what the overseas costs linked to his visit were for the £4,409.66 paid to Cloveride Inc on 28 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	23708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>a) Honourable Society</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the procurement of a venue for publication day launch of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report.</p><p> </p><p>b) Cinnamon Club</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the Permanent Secretary’s hosting of US Department of Justice officials in the UK, as part of the HO-DoJ Strategic Dialogue.</p><p> </p><p>c) Fletcher Gallery Services</p><p> </p><p>These costs (none overseas) were incurred for the purchase of departmental furnishings.</p><p> </p><p>d) Cloveride</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the hire of two chauffeured vehicles for the Home Secretary’s official visit to New York in February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 23706 23707 23709 question first answered 30/04/2024 16:09:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1713911

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 his Department's publication entitled Home Office procurement card spend over £500: February 2024, published on 23 April 2024, which Honourable Society was paid £10,112.40 on 27 February 2024; and what the publication launch was for which that venue was booked.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	23709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>a) Honourable Society</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the procurement of a venue for publication day launch of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report.</p><p> </p><p>b) Cinnamon Club</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the Permanent Secretary’s hosting of US Department of Justice officials in the UK, as part of the HO-DoJ Strategic Dialogue.</p><p> </p><p>c) Fletcher Gallery Services</p><p> </p><p>These costs (none overseas) were incurred for the purchase of departmental furnishings.</p><p> </p><p>d) Cloveride</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the hire of two chauffeured vehicles for the Home Secretary’s official visit to New York in February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 23706 23707 23708 question first answered 30/04/2024 16:09:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry