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1652365

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
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 seekers have absconded from hotels or other similar accommodation since 1st January 2023; and in how many of those cases her Department has lost contact with the asylum seeker.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	193541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of adult asylum seekers leaving accommodation providing under Section 98. We have a statutory duty to provide support and accommodation to destitute asylum seekers while their claim for asylum is being considered. The Home Office does not hold or detain asylum seekers in hotels or any other asylum accommodation. Individuals are free to leave if they wish and the Home Office has no power to detain those who wish to leave.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 193542 question first answered 17/07/2023 16:13:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1652366

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
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 seekers absconded from (a) hotels and (b) other similar accommodation since 1 January 2023; and in how many and what proportion of those cases was all contact with her Department lost.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	193542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of adult asylum seekers leaving accommodation providing under Section 98. We have a statutory duty to provide support and accommodation to destitute asylum seekers while their claim for asylum is being considered. The Home Office does not hold or detain asylum seekers in hotels or any other asylum accommodation. Individuals are free to leave if they wish and the Home Office has no power to detain those who wish to leave.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 193541 question first answered 17/07/2023 16:13:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1652368

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
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 refugee integration loans are interest free.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	193543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The loans ensure that those refugees with the greatest integration needs are able to get financial assistance to obtain specific items or activities that will help address those needs. As the payments take the form of a loan, money recovered can be recycled to ensure a continuous fund for new refugees.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/07/2023 11:30:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1626567

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Portland Port
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 3 May 2023 to Question 181795 on Asylum: Portland, for what reason she has not provided specific information requested in response to parts (a) to (i) of that question.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	184264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Those accommodated on the barge in Portland will already be in the asylum system, having been through initial screening and checks. They will have had their fingerprints and identities recorded by the Home Office as part of robust security checks prior to going aboard.</p><p>Those being accommodated are likely to come from various countries, and already in the asylum system, having been through initial screening and checks. They will be non-detained. It will be managed by a specialist and experienced provider, which has a strong track record of providing this kind of accommodation. We will continue to work closely with the councils, communities, and key local partners to manage any impact in Dorset. If someone is late returning from a visit off the vessel, they will be contacted to ascertain their whereabouts.</p><p>The provision of an accommodation barge at Portland Port will provide the capacity for a maximum of 506 asylum seekers. The vessel will contain multiple occupancy rooms that are an appropriate size for the number of occupants in the appropriate space standard. The vessel will always remain in line with marine industry safety regulations and meet all statutory requirements.</p><p>There will be adequate accommodation, catering, laundry, facilities to support their well-being and transport to and from the Port into the local community. The site at Portland and is designed to be as self-sufficient as possible, in order to minimise the impact on the local community. Legal representatives will be allowed, though any entry into and or movement through the port is controlled by the security provider.</p><p>We will assess individual’s suitability to reside at Portland, appropriate procedures will be in place to prevent the spread of infectious disease, which is being considered by the Multi Agency Forum health subgroup.</p><p>All information regarding the Bibby Stockholm vessel in Portland can be found on the asylum accommodation factsheet found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1149157%2FPortland_Factsheet_050423.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CLucy.Hewins%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C514775178a554f67359108db55611f8c%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638197647848650958%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zRqTxyFBTAlbvagvyz2WU3Jejk5TBYoUHo4X7lrvMt8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Portland_Factsheet_050423.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/05/2023 16:53:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1626569

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
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 out her Departments specification for adequate (a) accommodation, (b) catering, (c) laundry facilities and (d) transport facilities for people seeking asylum who are non-detained; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	184265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and other support whilst their application for asylum is being considered as set out in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. The Act also sets out the need to meet essential living needs. The support package provided usually consists of accommodation and a weekly cash allowance to meet other essential living needs such as food, toiletries, travel and clothing. The support rate for those in contingency accommodation is intended to cover essential living items that are not met by the accommodation provider such as clothing, non-prescription medicine and travel.</p><p> </p><p>The Asylum Accommodation service providers identify suitable accommodation and ensure that it conforms to the accommodation standards and provision set out in Schedule 2 of the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC).</p><p> </p><p>The Statement of Requirements, available via the link below, sets out the full details of our contractual obligations:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdata.parliament.uk%2FDepositedPapers%2FFiles%2FDEP2018-1112%2FAASC_-_Schedule_2_-_Statement_of_Requirements.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C5e6d5c5bfb44494ab67908db52093aed%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638193971807310448%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=bMVyR1sTTK8B9OqTMGxv90cXfwX%2BMMdYHD%2BEmROCTS0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2018-1112/AASC_-_Schedule_2_-_Statement_of_Requirements.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/05/2023 08:32:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1612505

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Portland Port
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all the asylum seekers who will be accommodated on the barge at Portland Port will (a) have been processed before their arrival, (b) have crossed the Channel in small boats and arrived in the UK since the publication of the Illegal Immigration Bill, (c) have individual rooms for sleeping, (d) be able to embark and disembark whenever they choose, (e) have access to free food and soft drinks, (f) have been certified as fit and healthy, (g) be able to access recreational and entertainment facilities on board, (h) have a maximum period specified in advance for the duration of their stay and (i) be allowed to receive visitors; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	181795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>Those individuals will be non-detained, provided with adequate accommodation, catering, laundry, facilities to support their well-being and transport.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/05/2023 16:01:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1585299

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Medals
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 current members of the Border Force who retired before 1 January 2022 are ineligible for a Border Force Long Service Medal.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	142625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Border Force and Immigration Enforcement Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is awarded under strict eligibility criteria. Staff who retired before the 1<sup>st</sup> January 2022 are unfortunately not eligible. The 1<sup>st</sup> January 2022 date was chosen to coincide with the receipt of the Royal Warrant of Appointment in June 2021. Seasonal Workforce staff members who are currently employed by Border Force or Immigration Enforcement, following less than a 12-month break with permanent service in Border Force or Immigration Enforcement, will be eligible.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/02/2023 16:51:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1538340

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Christchurch
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of when the application for an adult passport made by a resident of Christchurch constituency on 21 April 2022 with reference PEX 3534276509 will be processed; and for what reason there has been a delay.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	75761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>It is not His Majesty’s Passport Office practice to discuss individual cases in the public domain.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 15:57:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 31875 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1507842

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cycling: Audio Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to help enforce rule 66 of the Highway Code in relation to the wearing of headphones by cyclists; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	55024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Rule 66 of the Highway Code applies to cyclists and states that “you should:</p><ul><li>avoid any actions that could reduce your control of your cycle</li><li>be considerate of the needs of other road users when riding in groups. You can ride two abreast and it can be safer to do so, particularly in larger groups or when accompanying children or less experienced riders. Be aware of drivers behind you and allow them to overtake (for example, by moving into single file or stopping) when you feel it is safe to let them do so</li><li>not ride close behind another vehicle in case it stops suddenly</li><li>not carry anything which will affect your balance or may get tangled up with your wheels or chain</li><li>be considerate of other road users, particularly blind and partially sighted pedestrians, and horse riders (see <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/introduction#ruleh1" target="_blank">Rule H1</a>). Let them know you are there when necessary, for example, by calling out or ringing your bell if you have one. It is recommended that a bell be fitted”.</li></ul><p>It is important that cyclists know that the rules of the Highway Code and road traffic law applies to them. Enforcement of road traffic laws, including cycling offences, is an operational matter for the Police in conjunction with their local policing plans.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 11/10/2022 11:00:41 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1490512

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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 a reply will be sent to the hon. Member for Christchurch in response to his email to the Immigration Minister of 5 January 2022; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	39753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 20 July 2022</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/07/2022 15:54:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope