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1599765

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of encouraging the use of electric vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>I have been working closely with Cabinet colleagues to accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles, which will help us meet our climate change obligations alongside improving air quality and supporting economic growth.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 28/02/2023 12:35:06 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1251897

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Sleeping Rough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to release guidance on the new Immigration Rules that make rough sleeping grounds for cancelling or refusing permission to be in the UK which are due to be enforced from 1 December 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	92027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The new Immigration Rules make provision for the refusal or cancellation of permission to stay in the UK on the basis of rough sleeping. The new rule will apply on a discretionary basis to non-EEA nationals from 1 December 2020 and to newly arriving EEA nationals from 1 January 2021. The provision will be used sparingly and only where individuals have repeatedly refused support offers, such as accommodation, and are engaged in persistent anti-social behaviour.</p><p>Guidance will be provided for decision-makers to make clear the circumstances in which permission may be cancelled or refused, and this will also be available on GOV.UK when the new provision comes into force.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/11/2020 12:48:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1258903

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Sleeping Rough
	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 26 November 2020 to Question 92027 on Immigration Rules: Sleeping Rough, when the Government plans to publish the guidance on the Immigration Rule changes published on 22 October 2020 which make rough sleeping grounds for refusing or cancelling a person’s permission to be in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	126189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>Guidance on the operation of the new rough sleeping rule is currently being finalised and will be made available on GOV.UK as soon as possible. Until then, we will not refuse or cancel a person's permission to stay in the UK on grounds of rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/12/2020 11:36:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1341982

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Resettlement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timeline is for the announcement of the new resettlement scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>Parliament was informed by Written Ministerial Statement on 18 March that the new global UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) commenced on completion of the Vulnerable Persons and Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Schemes.</p><p>(<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-03-18/hcws855" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-03-18/hcws855</a>)</p><p>Since 2015 we have resettled over 25,000 refugees, more than any other European country - through our resettlement schemes and we are committed to welcoming vulnerable refugees through resettlement in the months and years to come. As set out in the New Plan for Immigration, the Government is committed to strengthening its resettlement offer as a safe and legal route to the UK for refugees in need of protection.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/07/2021 08:18:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1341985

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants
	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 in the UK are subject to no recourse to public funds conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 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. We are therefore not able to accurately measure all those subject to NRPF at any one time.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office’s Chief Statistician wrote to the Office for Statistics Regulation last July to explain why the Home Office is not able to provide a figure for the total number of people currently in the UK to whom the NRPF condition applies. His letter can be found at: <a href="https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/response-from-daniel-shaw-to-ed-humpherson-parliamentary-question-response/" target="_blank">https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/response-from-daniel-shaw-to-ed-humpherson-parliamentary-question-response/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We do, however, publish quarterly immigration statistics on the number of entry clearance visas granted outside the UK, most of which will have had the NRPF condition applied. The latest figures for the year ending March 2021 can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962146/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">Entry clearance visa applications and outcomes (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The immigration statistics data for in-country extensions from 2010 to year ending March 2021 can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962147/extensions-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">Extensions (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 24387 question first answered 06/07/2021 08:16:10 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1341987

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Employment
	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 subject to no recourse to public funds conditions (a) are in work and (b) have previously been in work.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 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. We are therefore not able to accurately measure all those subject to NRPF at any one time.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office’s Chief Statistician wrote to the Office for Statistics Regulation last July to explain why the Home Office is not able to provide a figure for the total number of people currently in the UK to whom the NRPF condition applies. His letter can be found at: <a href="https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/response-from-daniel-shaw-to-ed-humpherson-parliamentary-question-response/" target="_blank">https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/response-from-daniel-shaw-to-ed-humpherson-parliamentary-question-response/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We do, however, publish quarterly immigration statistics on the number of entry clearance visas granted outside the UK, most of which will have had the NRPF condition applied. The latest figures for the year ending March 2021 can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962146/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">Entry clearance visa applications and outcomes (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The immigration statistics data for in-country extensions from 2010 to year ending March 2021 can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962147/extensions-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">Extensions (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 24386 question first answered 06/07/2021 08:16:10 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1341989

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on the review on lifting the ban on asylum seekers working.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. A review of the policy is ongoing. The findings will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 24390 question first answered 06/07/2021 08:14:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1341991

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish legislative proposals to support the New Plan for Immigration.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State introduced the Nationality and Borders Bill in Parliament on 6 July 2021. The bill will give effect to many of the legislative proposals set out in the New Plan for Immigration<em>. </em>The policy statement on the New Plan for Immigration was published on 24/3/21 which outlines the proposals <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-plan-for-immigration" target="_blank">New Plan for Immigration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/07/2021 14:06:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1341992

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of ending the ban on asylum seekers working.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. A review of the policy is ongoing. The findings will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 24388 question first answered 06/07/2021 08:14:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1341995

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential effect on the public purse of granting asylum seekers the right to work.
	tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
	tabling member printed	David Simmonds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. A review of the policy is ongoing. The findings will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/07/2021 08:12:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds