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1719020

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Rwandan nationals have successfully applied for asylum in the UK since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	26921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’</a>. Data on grants by nationality are published in table Asy_D02 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement detailed datasets’</a>. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to 2023.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">‘Research and statistics calendar’</a>.</p><p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it, in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Those who need protection are normally granted refugee status or humanitarian protection.</p><p>All asylum and human rights claims lodged from within the UK and admitted to the UK asylum system, including those seeking asylum from Rwanda, are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations, and against the background of relevant case law, policy guidance, and the latest available country of origin information.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/05/2024 17:02:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1716928

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of refugees that will be deported to Rwanda (a) on the first flight and (b) in each of the 12 months following the first flight.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	25593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>This is operationally sensitive information.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that the scheme is uncapped.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 17/05/2024 09:51:12 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1716562

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
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 make an assessment of the potential impact of the commencement of detention operations undertaken by his Department following the passage of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 on levels of contact with people whose asylum claims have been deemed inadmissible.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	25398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office routinely monitors levels of compliance for individuals who are required to report as a condition of their bail. We have a range of interventions available to us to maintain contact, including face to face reporting, contact by telephone, digital reporting and notifications from the accommodation providers where they reside.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 14/05/2024 15:31:42 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1716642

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following their press release on 1 May stating that detention capacity had been increased to more than 2,200 spaces for those being removed to Rwanda, how many additional detention spaces have been created for this purpose and where they are located.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL4447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office currently operates seven immigration removal centres (IRCs) throughout the UK</p><p>As of 24 April the Home Office has the capacity to detain around 2,200 people in IRCs, including those liable for removal to Rwanda.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 24/05/2024 12:02:21 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1716679

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following their press release on 1 May stating that individuals are to be detained for removal to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, how many such individuals they anticipate will be granted immigration bail in the interim.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL4448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>As all detention decisions are particular to the individual concerned it would be inappropriate to predict the extent of any related future activity.</p><p>The government has repeatedly stated that it will not be providing a running commentary on the removals process.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/05/2024 15:55:08 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1715842

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which private companies have been contracted by his Department to provide services to the (a) UK government and (b) Rwandan government, to assist in the delivery of the processes outlined in the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	24781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department uses a number of suppliers to undertake detention and returns activity, MEDP being a workstream within this area. The key suppliers that will be involved with MEDP will be:</p><p>Mitie Care and Custody Ltd – via the immigration escorting contract <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1</a>.</p><p>CWT – via the immigration travel service contract. <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/36f67d6d-2b26-4ecb-88c6-41291aa8af37?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/36f67d6d-2b26-4ecb-88c6-41291aa8af37?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1</a>.</p><p>Services provided to the Rwandan Government by private companies are for the Government of Rwanda to procure.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 14/05/2024 14:22:25 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1715169

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
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 April 2024 to Question 23168 on Asylum: Rwanda, how many immigration removal centres make up the detention capacity of around 2200 people; and if he will list those centres.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	24418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office currently operates seven immigration removal centres (IRCs) throughout the UK (six in England and one in Scotland); Harmondsworth and Colnbrook IRCs at Heathrow; Brook House and Tinsley House IRCs at Gatwick; Derwentside IRC in County Durham; Yarl’s Wood IRC in Bedfordshire and Dungavel House IRC in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.</p><p>As of 24 April, the Home Office has the capacity to detain around 2,200 people in IRCs, including those liable for removal to Rwanda.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 24420 question first answered 07/05/2024 14:06:12 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1715247

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
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 publish a breakdown of how the £171,000 per person deported to Rwanda agreed in the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership will be spent.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	24412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The most recently published information, which includes a breakdown of the per person costs, is the National Audit Office Report which can be found here: <a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/investigation-into-the-costs-of-the-uk-rwanda-partnership/#downloads" target="_blank">UK-Rwanda Partnership - NAO report</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The per person costs are to provide a 5-year integration package. This includes accommodation, essential items such as food, medical services, education, language training and professional development. Rwanda will also support individuals with work opportunities and access to integration programmes.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 13/05/2024 15:46:38 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1715250

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many detention spaces are reserved for individuals seeking asylum who are designated for deportation to Rwanda.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	24420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office currently operates seven immigration removal centres (IRCs) throughout the UK (six in England and one in Scotland); Harmondsworth and Colnbrook IRCs at Heathrow; Brook House and Tinsley House IRCs at Gatwick; Derwentside IRC in County Durham; Yarl’s Wood IRC in Bedfordshire and Dungavel House IRC in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.</p><p>As of 24 April, the Home Office has the capacity to detain around 2,200 people in IRCs, including those liable for removal to Rwanda.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 24418 question first answered 07/05/2024 14:06:12 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1715252

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals seeking asylum have been detained pending deportation to Rwanda.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	24421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>To maintain the highest standards of accuracy, the Home Office prefers to refer to published data, as this has been subject to rigorous quality assurance under National Statistics protocols prior to publication.</p><p>Information about those detained who are liable to be removed to Rwanda is not available in our published data</p><p><br> Published data on detentions and returns is available at the following link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics#data-tables" target="_blank">Migration statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.<strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 07/05/2024 14:04:16 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson