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registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) capacity to inspect hotels housing unaccompanied children and (b) child safeguarding expertise of (i) Ofsted and (ii) the independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	191275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>Ofsted assisted the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) in the inspection on the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) due to their expertise in child safeguarding. The inspection found that ‘unanimously’ the young people accommodated at the interim hotels reported feeling ‘happy and safe’.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking a new power in the Illegal Migration Bill to provide or arrange for the provision of accommodation for unaccompanied children. Our policy intention is to ensure that whilst time in this accommodation is expected to be short, we will be seeking to meet standards which are appropriate for the accommodation so that children are sufficiently supported and safeguarded.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the Department for Education and relevant stakeholders on the appropriate standards which should apply. With regards to inspection, we expect to be transparent in allowing scrutiny of our accommodation linked to any agreed appropriate standards.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/07/2023 16:42:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1648170

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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, what recent steps she has taken to prevent asylum applications being awarded to individuals who support proscribed terror groups.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	191372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>All asylum seekers undergo security checks against immigration and police databases to identify those who may have been involved in criminality both in the UK or abroad – including war crimes, crimes against humanity and terrorism.</p><p>All foreign nationals, including asylum seekers and refugees, can and will face prosecution for criminal offences in the same way as any other individual in the UK, and will have their immigration status reviewed if convicted.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/07/2023 14:54:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1648216

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide an update on the progress made by her Department in restoring the Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	191418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>In full consultation with relevant partners in Northern Ireland, the Home Office has formally ended the funded relationship with Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership (SMP) which was communicated to NI SMP and other relevant partners in April of this year. The Home Office will form a new agreement with the Government Department in Northern Ireland for which funding has been agreed.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 191421 191422 question first answered 05/07/2023 15:56:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1648219

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership: Finance
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 18 October 2022 to Question 60187 on Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership: Finance, if she will provide an update on her Department's progress in implementing a new system to bring together funding streams in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	191421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>In full consultation with relevant partners in Northern Ireland, the Home Office has formally ended the funded relationship with Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership (SMP) which was communicated to NI SMP and other relevant partners in April of this year. The Home Office will form a new agreement with the Government Department in Northern Ireland for which funding has been agreed.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 191418 191422 question first answered 05/07/2023 15:56:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1648220

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership: Finance
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 adequacy of the Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership in promoting partnership between her Department and the devolved Administrations.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	191422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>In full consultation with relevant partners in Northern Ireland, the Home Office has formally ended the funded relationship with Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership (SMP) which was communicated to NI SMP and other relevant partners in April of this year. The Home Office will form a new agreement with the Government Department in Northern Ireland for which funding has been agreed.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 191418 191421 question first answered 05/07/2023 15:56:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1648221

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of fee waiver applications for children registering for British citizenship since June 2022, broken down by quarter.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	191423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office monitors the number of fee waiver applications for children registering for British citizenship. However, management information in this area is currently being collated, reviewed and assured, and we are therefore not in a position to share figures at this time. We are however considering the best mechanism for updating Parliament with this information when available and will do so at the earliest appropriate opportunity.</p><p>Prior to 16 June 2022, an application to register as a British citizen as a child, required the appropriate application fee to be paid and there was no discretion to waive the citizenship application fee.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/07/2023 13:02:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1648222

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of children applying for British citizenship had their application fees waived since (a) June 2022 and (b) June 2021.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	191424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office monitors the number of fee waiver applications for children registering for British citizenship. However, management information in this area is currently being collated, reviewed and assured, and we are therefore not in a position to share figures at this time. We are however considering the best mechanism for updating Parliament with this information when available and will do so at the earliest appropriate opportunity.</p><p>Prior to 16 June 2022, an application to register as a British citizen as a child, required the appropriate application fee to be paid and there was no discretion to waive the citizenship application fee.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/07/2023 15:58:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1648223

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fee waiver applications for children applying for British citizenship were for children in care between June (a) 2021-2022 and (b) 2022-2023.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	191425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office monitors the number of fee waiver applications for children registering for British citizenship. However, management information in this area is currently being collated, reviewed and assured, and we are therefore not in a position to share figures at this time. We are however considering the best mechanism for updating Parliament with this information when available and will do so at the earliest appropriate opportunity.</p><p>Prior to 16 June 2022, an application to register as a British citizen as a child, required the appropriate application fee to be paid and there was no discretion to waive the citizenship application fee.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/07/2023 13:04:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1648227

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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, how many Afghan citizens have been resettled under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme in (a) its first year up to 6 January 2023 and (b) the first half of its second year up to 6 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	191429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK has made one of the largest commitments of any country to support those impacted by events in Afghanistan.</p><p>The latest <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2023" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2023 - GOV.UK(opens in a new tab)</a> (published on 25 May 2023), show that since their first arrivals in 2021, the Afghan schemes – the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) - have resettled a total of 21,004 people.</p><p>More information on the number of grants of Indefinite Leave to Remain issued to Afghans resettling under the ARAP or ACRS can be viewed at: <br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/07/2023 14:58:30 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1647668

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason prospective NHS staff from overseas have had delays securing visas to work in the UK.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	191143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office is not currently experiencing any delays in the processing of Health and Care visas.</p><p>Current processing times can be found on the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-processing-times-applications-outside-the-uk#popular-work-visas</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/06/2023 15:24:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell