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1250364

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 effectiveness of a waking watch in tackling fire safety in high-rise residential buildings.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	113600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it is for the Responsible Person to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place within their building. This can include, where relevant, ensuring that there is a waking watch in place, that this is tested and works. Local Fire and Rescue Services and other enforcers of the Fire Safety Order can take action where appropriate if the responsible person fails to comply with their duties under the order.</p><p>The revised guidance simultaneous evacuation guidance produced by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) reflects best practice and can be located at <a href="https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>.</p><p>The guidance encourages greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on waking watch wherever possible. This is further supported by the publication of the costs of waking watches on 16 October, which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-waking-watch-costs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-waking-watch-costs</a></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/11/2020 11:58:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1250369

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Coronavirus
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 her Department has made of the adequacy of Government support for people with No Recourse to Public Funds conditions.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	113668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Many of the wide-ranging COVID-19 measures the Government has put in place are available to migrants with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) and have been recently extended.</p><p> </p><p>The assistance being given under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-employed Income Support Scheme are not classed as public funds and are available to all those who are legally working or self-employed respectively, including those with NRPF status. Both these schemes have been extended until spring 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has continued to keep the situation under review and has introduced further measures as required, such as the Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme in England. This provides a £500 payment to those who have been told to stay at home and self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace. Support is also available for those who do not meet the criteria of the scheme, in the form of a £500 discretionary payment, paid by local authorities. This payment is available to those with NRPF, who meet any additional criteria set by the local authority. Further information on this scheme and discretionary payment can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/test-and-trace-support-payment-scheme-claiming-financial-support/claiming-financial-support-under-the-test-and-trace-support-payment-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/test-and-trace-support-payment-scheme-claiming-financial-support/claiming-financial-support-under-the-test-and-trace-support-payment-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals whose lawful basis of stay in the UK is based on their family life or human rights can apply to have the NRPF condition lifted by making a ‘change of conditions’ application if they are destitute or at risk of destitution, if the welfare of their child is at risk due to their low income, or where there are other exceptional financial circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Since the onset of the pandemic, we have continued to assess and prioritise NRPF ‘change of conditions’ applications and deal with them compassionately. To support the swifter processing of applications, we have introduced evidential flexibility so that caseworkers can make a decision without requiring every piece of information. Data published in July shows the average time taken to make a decision on cases is 30 days despite a large increase in applications in quarter 2 of 2020. Of the decisions taken in the same period, 89% were granted. More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/no-recourse-to-public-funds-applications-to-change-conditions-of-leave-july-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/no-recourse-to-public-funds-applications-to-change-conditions-of-leave-july-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/11/2020 14:40:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1250372

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
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 9 November 2020 to Question 109520, what the monthly application processing capacity is at each additional location introduced to register asylum claims.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	113610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>There are no processing capacity limits on the additional temporary locations introduced to register asylum claims.</p><p>The Home Office aims to ensure all locations are sufficiently resourced to provide timely appointments to register asylum claims. Capacity is based upon demand and workforce availability at these temporary locations which enables them to cope with fluctuations in levels of asylum intake.</p><p>Asylum claims registered at these temporary regional locations are processed in accordance with policy, fulfilling the UKs statutory obligations in relation to registering asylum claims in a Covid safe environment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/11/2020 15:33:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1250374

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Indefinite Leave to Remain applications were processed within the six month service standard in each month since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	113611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>Performance against service standards for Indefinite Leave to Remain applications are included in the Migration Transparency data which is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/11/2020 16:16:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1250376

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Coronavirus
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 6 November 2020 to Question 110196 on Government Departments: Staff, what Non-casework resource was reassigned from the Windrush Compensation Scheme to the Covid Helpline.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	113612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>Non-casework staff that supported the Covid Helpline included team members with specific call centre expertise and experienced call handlers. The former supported the team for a short period to set up the Helpline, including call centre systems, management data production and development of tools for call handlers. These team members were not reassigned to the Covid Helpline. Experienced Call handlers were reassigned to the team and supported the training and mentoring of new team members and receipt of customer calls.</p><p>The redeployment had minimal impact on performance as team members had been upskilled to undertake a variety of duties across the team so that work could be prioritised. Intake on claims and calls was lower than forecast which enabled the support to be agreed. The support was reviewed in line with intake and team members were returned to the team in a staged process to ensure that both areas had the resource that they required.</p><p>We are aware of nine unfortunate cases to date where the claimant has passed away since January 2019, of which one claim received a final decision.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 113613 question first answered 18/11/2020 15:05:19 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1250378

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Windrush Compensation Scheme applicants have died since January 2019; and of those how many had received final decisions on their applications.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	113613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>Non-casework staff that supported the Covid Helpline included team members with specific call centre expertise and experienced call handlers. The former supported the team for a short period to set up the Helpline, including call centre systems, management data production and development of tools for call handlers. These team members were not reassigned to the Covid Helpline. Experienced Call handlers were reassigned to the team and supported the training and mentoring of new team members and receipt of customer calls.</p><p>The redeployment had minimal impact on performance as team members had been upskilled to undertake a variety of duties across the team so that work could be prioritised. Intake on claims and calls was lower than forecast which enabled the support to be agreed. The support was reviewed in line with intake and team members were returned to the team in a staged process to ensure that both areas had the resource that they required.</p><p>We are aware of nine unfortunate cases to date where the claimant has passed away since January 2019, of which one claim received a final decision.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 113612 question first answered 18/11/2020 15:05:19 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1250381

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department decided on the amount of £39.60 per week as standard asylum support payments.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	113676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office reviews the level of the support allowances each year to ensure that they meet the essential living needs of asylum seekers and their dependants who would otherwise be destitute.</p><p>A report published in March 2018 sets out the methodology for assessing the appropriate level of the allowances used in the annual review and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers</a>.</p><p>The standard allowance was raised to £39.60 per week from £37.75 per week with effect from 15 June, an increase of around 5%. This increase was significantly higher than the general rate of inflation, which Office for National Statistics data shows was only 0.5% in the 12 months period to May.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/11/2020 15:35:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1249404

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the application process for visa extensions.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	908413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The global travel and health restrictions in the first lockdown impacted our application processes, especially the temporary closure of our biometric collection centres in the UK.</p><p>Subsequently, biometric capture services reopened in a phased and socially-distanced way and alongside this UKVI began reusing existing fingerprint biometrics for individuals where possible.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/11/2020 16:15:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1249405

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Greater Manchester Police's Integrated Operational Policing System.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	908415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned about the issue in Manchester and are keen for Greater Manchester Police to resume publishing and sharing crime data in full as soon as possible.</p><p>It is the responsibility of the Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham to hold the Chief Constable and force to account and he is democratically accountable to the public for this.</p><p>An initial HMICFRS report made recommendations which the force responded to. We await the findings of the latest HMICFRS inspections to assess GMP’s progress.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/11/2020 16:17:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1249406

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to (a) protect and (b) support victims of modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	908419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a world-leader in the fight against modern slavery.</p><p>We have lifted thousands of modern slavery victims out of situations of exploitation and supported them to rebuild their lives.</p><p>The 2020 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery, published last month, sets out actions taken in the UK to tackle modern slavery, including:</p><p>- Publishing the statutory guidance for the identification and support for victims;</p><p>- Introduced innovative methods of support during the pandemic;</p><p>- Published the world’s first government modern slavery statement covering the government’s supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/11/2020 16:20:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris