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1645287

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
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, how many asylum applications are awaiting approval; and what the average waiting time was for an asylum application in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	189944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Information regarding how many asylum claims are awaiting a decision, broken down in terms of how many have been waiting for more or less than 6 months, until the end of March 2023, is published in the Asy_D03 tab of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets" target="_blank">Asylum applications, decisions, and resettlement detailed datasets’</a> online.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is unable to state the average time taken to process asylum claims because this information is not routinely published and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/06/2023 11:56:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1645294

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Demonstrations
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 24 April 2023 to Question 179976 on Demonstrations, what steps her Department is taking to ensure any public order guidance related to buffer zones is compatible with existing rights to freedom of (a) speech, (b) religion and (c) assembly.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	189991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Ahead of the commencement of section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023, the College of Policing and the Crown Prosecution Service are updating relevant public order guidance and training to reflect the inclusion of the offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services.</p><p>In accordance with human rights obligations, these organisations are required to consider the rights provided under Article 9 (freedom of thought, religion and belief), Article 10 (freedom of expression) and Article 11 (freedom of association and assembly) of the European Convention on Human Rights, recognising that they are qualified and can sometimes be infringed upon to uphold other rights.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/06/2023 11:11:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1645317

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
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: Applications
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 make an estimate of the average time taken to complete an application for the Windrush compensation scheme in the most recent period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	189998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has no published data to answer this question and the information is not readily available in a reportable format.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/06/2023 13:07:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1645318

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
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 much and what proportion of the total budget for the Windrush compensation scheme has been allocated.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	189999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>There is no cap on the amount of compensation the Windrush Compensation Scheme will pay out. The Government is determined to right the wrongs for affected members of the Windrush generation and will ensure that all funding requirements are met.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/06/2023 13:08:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1645320

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
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: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time civil servants above Grade 7 have worked on the Windrush compensation scheme in each financial quarter since the scheme was established.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	190000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this data in a reportable format.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/06/2023 13:09:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1645369

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
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: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Reforming the Windrush Compensation Scheme published by Justice in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	190011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The victims of the Windrush scandal suffered terrible injustices, and this Government remains steadfast in our commitment to do everything in our power to right the wrongs. We are determined to ensure everyone who was affected receives every penny of the compensation to which they are entitled. We are making significant progress towards achieving this aim, and we have now paid or offered more than £72.5 million in compensation.</p><p> </p><p>Since its launch, the Home Office has continued to listen and respond to feedback from affected communities and stakeholders about how the Scheme operates and its accessibility. The changes we made to the Scheme in December 2020 and August 2022, mean people receive significantly more money more quickly. Last year we published redesigned claim forms and refreshed casework guidance, with the aim of reducing the time taken to process claims and improving individuals’ experiences of applying to the Scheme. We also made changes to the Homelessness category and created a new category, ‘Living Costs’, to compensate close family members for certain contributions to a primary claimant’s living costs. These significant and positive policy changes were made following consultation with claimants and stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/06/2023 11:55:06 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1645390

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Turkey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what were the reasons for the increase from £425,000 in 2021–22 to £3 million in 2023–24 in the grant to Turkey for "return & re-integration assistance", which was diverted from the Overseas Development Assistance budget to Home Office International Operations; and what guarantees they have received that this grant will not be used for compulsory repatriation or refoulement.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The £3 million spend in Turkey in 2022 to 2023 was used to deliver training and equipment and exchange visits in relation to border security and detection of narcotics and illicit cash. An additional spend was utilised to support return and reintegration assistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 29/06/2023 11:35:19 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1645399

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of, and what action they have taken in response to, the review by Sir John Jenkins into the philosophy and values of the Muslim Brotherhood, and its alleged connection with extremists and violence.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL8574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Our assessment of the Muslim Brotherhood remains as set out in the summary report published in December 2015, which concluded the movement is a secretive organisation and that parts of it – globally – have a highly ambiguous relationship with violent extremism. The UK Government continues to stand by the judgments of the review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps under review the Muslim Brotherhood’s activities and views when appropriate to ensure our position is based on the latest information available and we will consider action in accordance with the five commitments included in the former Prime Minister’s statement to Parliament, if and where legal thresholds are met.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 03/07/2023 14:29:56 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1645006

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Batteries: Lithium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to raise public awareness of the potential fire risk of lithium batteries in residential buildings.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	189773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office is working with the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and London Fire Brigade on the fire safety impacts of the increased use of lithium-ion batteries in the home.</p><p>In November each year, the Fire Kills campaign works with Electrical Safety First to run Electrical Fire Safety Week to promote messages on safe use of electrical goods and appliances. Working in partnership with the NFCC, the Home Office also provides resources and information to support delivery of fire prevention by local fire and rescue services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/06/2023 09:18:21 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1645010

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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, if she will set timescales for (a) the processing of applications and (b) making travel arrangements for Afghans who are entitled to resettle in the UK and are housed in hotels in Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	189776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The resettlement of eligible Afghans remains a top priority for this government. As of the end of March 2023, around 24,600 vulnerable people have been brought to the UK. This figure includes British nationals evacuated under Operation Pitting.</p><p>It is vital that those arriving have somewhere suitable to stay once they are in the UK. We continue to process applications but will only facilitate arrivals from third countries under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) where suitable accommodation can be secured ahead of arrival, including where individuals are able to find their own accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/06/2023 14:21:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis