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1247820

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
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 it her policy to suspend evictions from asylum accommodation during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	110143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>In March 2020, at the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Home Office paused ending support for people who had been granted asylum, or whose claim had been refused. This was done in respect of the full lockdown in place at that time, including a stop on house moves and a stop on people being moved out of rental property.</p><p>We said from the outset that this was a temporary measure which would be brought to an end as soon as it was safe to do so.</p><p>In August the Home Office restarted cessations of support in a phased way. This is necessary to reduce demand on the asylum system while prioritising the safety of those within the asylum system. We are not currently issuing discontinuation notices for those on Section 4 support. The process of issuing discontinuation notices is kept under regular review, taking consideration of public health guidance and reviewing each case on its individual merits.</p><p>We have been working closely with National and Local health Colleagues throughout the pandemic to inform our approach and will continue to do so. We remain committed to working closely with the accommodation providers and communicating with local authorities to relieve pressure and capacity as much as possible.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/12/2020 15:41:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1247970

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British citizens have returned home since March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	110291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>Around 900 people have travelled from the UK to engage with the conflict in Syria and Iraq, against the advice of the Foreign Office. Of these, approximately 20% have been killed in the conflict and around 40% have returned to the UK.</p><p>We can confirm that in the last 12 months there have been a small number of British children who have left Syria and returned to the UK via third countries.</p><p>The Government’s priority is the safety and security of the people who live here. All of those who have returned, have been investigated and the majority have been assessed to pose no, or a low security risk.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/12/2020 11:53:48 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1247210

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	All-Party Parliamentary Group on Immigration Detention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letters of 30 July and 24 August 2020 from the all-party Parliamentary group on immigration detention.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	109458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to the letters of 30 July and 24 August 2020, the responses to which have now been sent.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 11/01/2021 16:20:42 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1247604

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter on covid-19 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire dated 7 April 2020.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	109237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to the Hon. Member’s correspondence. The Minister for Immigration Compliance and the Courts responded on 12 November.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/12/2020 14:38:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1247613

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of whether the UK regulatory framework is sufficient to facilitate fast and effective use of counter UAV technology by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	109221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>To ensure police have the powers required to effectively tackle drone misuse by authorising the use of counter UAV technology, The Home Office have been supporting the Department for Transport as they lead in developing and introducing the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft (ATMUA) Bill. The ATMUA Bill gives Police, Senior Prison Officers and Civil Nuclear Constabulary the ability to authorise the use of counter UAV technology to protect the public and Critical National Infrastructure sites.</p><p>The ATMUA Bill will develop new norms of safe drone use while enabling an effective operational response to drone misuse.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/12/2020 16:49:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1245179

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to consult on a new resettlement scheme for unaccompanied minors.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	106331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>Protecting vulnerable children is a key priority for the Government. In 2019, the UK received more asylum applications from unaccompanied children than any country in the EU and accounted for approximately 20% of all reported UASC claims made in the UK and the 27 EU Member States.</p><p>We have had significant numbers of children crossing the Channel on small boats and this is in addition to many other unaccompanied children who are currently being cared for in the UK. The latest Department for Education statistics confirm that there are over 5,000 UASC in English local authorities alone – a 146% increase from 2014. This has placed significant pressure on local authorities and it is important that we focus on ensuring that we can care of those who are already here before we agree to taking more children.</p><p>In July the Government announced it had successfully completed the transfer of 480 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children from Greece, France and Italy under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 – known as the ‘Dubs’ scheme. Parliament was clear this was a one-off scheme which is now complete.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/12/2020 18:53:46 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1244409

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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: Pay
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 fire fighters have been offered a pay award below that offered of teachers, doctors, dentists, police and prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	105536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The pay awards announced on 21 July 2020 related to workforces covered by Pay Review Bodies (PRBs) which are: the armed forces, teachers, police officers, the National Crime Agency, prison officers, doctors, dentists, the Judiciary, senior civil servants and senior military personnel.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Pay awards for firefighters are agreed independently outside this process by the National Joint Council (NJC) for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services which include representatives of employers, devolved administrations and trade unions. Central Government has no role to play in this process.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The pay awards announced on 21 July 2020 related to workforces covered by Pay Review Bodies (PRBs) which are: the armed forces, teachers, police officers, the National Crime Agency, prison officers, doctors, dentists, the Judiciary, senior civil servants and senior military personnel.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Pay awards for firefighters are agreed independently outside this process by the National Joint Council (NJC) for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services which include representatives of employers, devolved administrations and trade unions. </ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/12/2020 18:15:07 question first ministerially corrected 10/12/2020 17:16:27 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 67792 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1243577

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Amazon Web Services
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 8 June 2020 to Question 49691 on Amazon Web Services, whether she set out the liability caps and evaluation of compliance with the Managing Public Money code.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	103510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>The AWS contract signed December 2019 includes the parties’ liability caps. The contract complies with HM Treasury Managing Public Money.</p><p>A redacted AWS contract is published on Contract Finder at <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6936638d-c785-4d8d-b7ef-76dcdd801bd6" target="_blank"><em>https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6936638d-c785-4d8d-b7ef-76dcdd801bd6</em></a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/12/2020 18:09:09 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1242245

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Reform
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Home Secretary at the Conservative Party Conference on 4 October, what assessment they have made of the actions of "do-gooders" and "leftie lawyers"; and what steps they intend to take in response.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL9063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The comments were made in the context of a trend whereby individuals submit last-minute appeals on the basis of human rights claims that we would have expected to have been made far earlier in proceedings and which often transpire to be unmeritorious.</p><p>Concerns have been relayed about the behaviour of certain NGOs in France in how they are supporting migrants. We take any information of organised criminality seriously and will investigate appropriately.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/12/2020 16:56:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1242590

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islam
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 effect of the growing (a) influence and (b) networks of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party in (i) United Kingdom and (ii) the European Union on Islamist activity.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	101987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are aware that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Turkey has offices in the UK and certain EU member states. All foreign political parties with representation in the UK must act in accordance with UK law in relation to their activities in the UK.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office has not undertaken an assessment of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) influence on extremist Islamist activity.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are aware that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Turkey has offices in the UK and certain EU member states. All foreign political parties with representation in the UK must act in accordance with UK law in relation to their activities in the UK.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/12/2020 18:16:26 question first ministerially corrected 10/12/2020 17:16:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 67793 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell