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1605269

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on reducing the use of hotels as contingency accommodation for asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	904175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>This government does not want to continue the use of hotels for a day longer than necessary. We are as frustrated as the public are at the cost to the taxpayer.</p><p>Our strategy is to limit hotels wherever possible by increasing dispersal accommodation agreed with local authorities and by making use of large sites. We are working with the MoD to make use of disused military sites.</p><p>Migrants will be housed in decent, but not luxurious accommodation, that does not create a pull factor to the UK.</p><p>The Government can’t build it’s way out of this challenge, nor can the UK taxpayer afford to do so. The only sustainable answer is to deter individuals from making this dangerous, unnecessary and illegal journey, as we will be doing through our Illegal Migration Bill.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2023 16:09:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1605270

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Scotland
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 potential effect of her immigration policies on the (a) population of and (b) labour market in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	904179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s immigration system enables individuals to enter UK for work purposes from all parts of the world where they have a suitable job offer and meet our criteria. This is helping fill skills gaps, boosting our economy and through specific visa offers, such as the Health and Care visa, supporting our public services.</p><p>There is no compelling argument that Scotland should have a different immigration system to the rest of the UK. Indeed it’s economy benefits from the simplicity and clarity of having one single system for our country. Scotland’s economically active rate is closely aligned with UK average. Minor variations are accounted for in the Scotland specific Shortage Occupation List.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2023 16:15:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1605271

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Interviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of waiting times for asylum interviews.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	904181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>Activity is underway to reduce the waiting time to be interviewed through a number of process improvements, including conducting shorter, more focused interviews and giving more flexibility over the process of making asylum decisions.</p><p>I am pleased to report we are on track and have doubled the number of caseworkers on cases. We have also prioritised those eligible for removal through a new dedicated unit staffed by 400 new specialists considering claims from Albanian illegal migrants.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2023 16:17:30 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1604797

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Legal Profession: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Immigration of 20 February 2023, Official Report, column 33, how many legal practitioners are being monitored by her Department; and (a) for what reasons and (b) by what methods they are being monitored.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	167145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my response to Question 149440 on 28 February: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-21/149440" target="_blank">Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/03/2023 10:37:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1604941

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Illegal Migration Bill: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date she will publish the impact assessments for the Illegal Migration Bill.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	167059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>We will publish the impact assessment, equality impact assessment and children’s rights impact assessment in respect of the Illegal Migration Bill in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 167060 question first answered 21/03/2023 14:43:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1604945

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Illegal Migration Bill: Impact Assessments
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 has completed an (a) impact assessment, (b) equality impact assessment, or (c) children's rights impact assessment on the Illegal Migration Bill.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	167060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>We will publish the impact assessment, equality impact assessment and children’s rights impact assessment in respect of the Illegal Migration Bill in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 167059 question first answered 21/03/2023 14:43:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1604367

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Workplace Pensions
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 estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the number and proportion of firefighters who have received compensation for firefighter pension arrears in accordance with the firefighter pension scheme immediate detriment framework as of 2 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Norwich North
tabling member printed	Chloe Smith
uin	166169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The firefighters’ pension scheme is locally administered by each of the separate employing fire and rescue authorities in England.</p><p>The Home Office does not have any role in the administration of firefighters’ pensions and does not hold data on the number of firefighters who have received their pensions paid under the terms of the immediate detriment framework.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/03/2023 15:41:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith

1604415

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
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 14 March 2023 to Question 162117 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (a) principals and (b) dependents were housed in bridging hotels on 15 March 2023 following their relocation to the UK under that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	166128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>All those resettling under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) or Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), have recourse to public funds and the right to work and study.</p><p>We are working intensively across government, and in partnership with local authorities across the country to both bring down the number of people in bridging hotels and help families move into more sustainable accommodation as quickly as possible so they can put down permanent roots. Local authorities currently receive integration tariff funding of £20,520 per person, over three years, for each Afghan family they resettle and provide full integration support to for this duration.</p><p>Statistics on individuals resettled or relocated under the Afghan schemes is available in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-year-ending-december-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMohammadNauman.Malik%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C417b3dbc45594d55446008db216b2110%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638140516212071225%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qO1xgmbRn9HK2XrnJgP0J5BdlI9%2Fgn0goz4K8dkUz94%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics, year ending December 2022(opens in a new tab)</a> release.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2023 17:42:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1604479

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Scotland
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 received representations from the Scottish Government on the potential merits of the devolution of immigration policy.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	166376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>We continue to engage on immigration matters with every nation of the UK in collaboration with the Devolved Governments and Territorial Offices.</p><p>However, immigration is and will remain a reserved matter.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2023 17:41:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1604579

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghan Pro Bono Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what correspondence her Department has had with the Afghan Pro Bono Initiative.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	166242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>We are unable to comment on individual cases. We are aware of correspondence from the Afghan Pro Bono Initiative in relation to proposed litigation in individual cases, which by its nature is subject to legal privilege such that it would not be appropriate to release information.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/03/2023 15:43:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra