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1562807

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support victims of fraud.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	902866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Secretary is clear that standards in the Metropolitan Police Service and London Fire Brigade must improve.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services has found that both organisations are under-performing and placed them into the ‘engage’ process to ensure targeted support.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Mayor of London is responsible for setting priorities and holding Commissioners to account.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are working to improve the victim support system to ensure everyone receives the support and advice they need to feel safe again and to prevent revictimisation. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Raising awareness and safeguarding victims will form a key pillar of the Government’s forthcoming fraud strategy.  </ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 19/12/2022 16:08:47 question first ministerially corrected 19/12/2022 18:42:32 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat previous answer version 43167 answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp answering member 4503
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1548365

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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, whether her Department is required to provide accommodation to asylum seekers who have made an appointment at an asylum intake unit and are waiting for that appointment to take place.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	102988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office has a legal obligation to provide support to asylum-seekers who would otherwise be destitute.</p><p>Those wishing to claim asylum are expected to do so on arrival at the port of entry or, if already in the UK, and their circumstances change, as soon as possible at the Asylum Intake Unit (AIU) in Croydon. The AIU operates an appointment process for those who have accommodation, but a walk-in service is available for those who are destitute and need immediate accommodation.</p><p>Destitute asylum seekers can access initial support under section 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 which is offered as initial or contingency accommodation <del class="ministerial">(usually full board)</del> when they make an appointment to attend an asylum screening interview at the AIU and until the appointment time.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 13/12/2022 16:59:52 question first ministerially corrected 13/12/2022 17:28:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 41775 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1546865

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Manston Asylum Processing Centre: Costs
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 22 November 2022 to Question 87792 on Detention Centres: Manston, what her planned timetable is for providing information on the cost to the public purse of operating the Manston immigration facility in each month in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	99773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p><em>In light of the requests from HASC, a costing exercise to encompass the whole of Government cost, <del class="ministerial">including opportunity costs of deploying Home Office staff,</del> for the operation of Manston has been commissioned. This is a complex process and a timetable to deliver this exercise will be provided once essential planning has been completed</em>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/12/2022 17:19:53 question first ministerially corrected 05/12/2022 17:30:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 39718 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1541746

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
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 impact of the inadmissibility process on (a) the speed of asylum decision making and (b) the provision of asylum accommodation and support.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	86487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">This system will not introduce significant delays either for individuals entering the asylum system, or the asylum system as a whole.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In recent years we have made progress in prioritising older claims, high harm cases, those cases with extreme vulnerability, children and new flow cases following the introduction of the Nationality &amp; Borders Act, whilst those in receipt of support are a priority for caseworkers considering legacy cases.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The significant increase in dangerous journeys across the Channel is placing unprecedented strain on our asylum system and it has made it necessary to continue to use hotels to accommodate some asylum seekers. The use of hotels is a short-term solution and we are working hard with local authorities to find appropriate accommodation.</del></p><p>Statistics relating to supported asylum seekers temporarily residing in contingency accommodation are published here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fasylum-and-resettlement-datasets&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPS.SpecialAdvisers%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca496d0d3d4f74f6ad78b08dacca28a64%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638047295713805596%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UQ1sf2enuEQfqpFF8raBYrQXdDZHa6baJWew%2F0VSYaQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets</a>.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific types of accommodation, or the number at specific stages of the asylum process. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost. Further information on the inadmissibility process can be here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Finadmissibility-third-country-cases%2Finadmissibility-safe-third-country-cases-accessible&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPS.SpecialAdvisers%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca496d0d3d4f74f6ad78b08dacca28a64%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638047295713805596%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GSuJUWbJOr1G0lLS6CwBOPkMVK6z4GogDoJbsI8qk%2Fg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Inadmissibility: safe third country cases</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick previous answer version 36442 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick 36460 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/11/2022 17:56:34 question first ministerially corrected 23/11/2022 09:06:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1524076

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
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 foreign nationals removed from the UK under zero notice removal procedures were still waiting for a decision on an outstanding asylum claim at the time of their removal, in each month since January 2022; and how many and what proportion of those foreign nationals did not have access to legal advice at the time of their removal.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	67045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Thank you for your question. We are currently working to provide a comprehensive response and I will provide an answer as soon as it is available.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No migrants have been removed from the UK directly from the facility at Manston without the required notification period as set out in published guidance, and no one has been removed whilst they had a pending asylum claim.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">All individuals arriving in the UK may be examined to establish whether they require leave (permission) to enter the UK, including those arriving via an unauthorised or irregular route. In those circumstances, the presence of a legal representative is not necessary to determine the purpose of an individual’s arrival in the UK, and there is no legal right to such representation. Where an individual is unwilling to answer questions about the purpose of their arrival, the Border Force officer cannot be satisfied of the individuals eligibility to enter the UK and they may be refused.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Where an individual mentions any fear of return to their home country, or indicates they may be a victim of modern slavery or trafficking then officers are required to follow the relevant processes to ensure that those claims are properly considered in line with our international and domestic legal obligations.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Where interviews are being conducted in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE), officers will be compliant with the codes of practice including the right to legal representation. </ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/10/2022 16:54:14 question first ministerially corrected 02/11/2022 10:46:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 26761 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1524077

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is the Government's policy to provide legal advice to people who arrive in the UK in small boats and are transferred to the former Ministry of Defence site in Manston, Kent for initial processing in their own language.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	67046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Thank you for your question. We are currently working to provide a comprehensive response and I will provide an answer as soon as it is available.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No migrants have been removed from the UK directly from the facility at Manston without the required notification period as set out in published guidance, and no one has been removed whilst they had a pending asylum claim.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">All individuals arriving in the UK may be examined to establish whether they require leave (permission) to enter the UK, including those arriving via an unauthorised or irregular route. In those circumstances, the presence of a legal representative is not necessary to determine the purpose of an individual’s arrival in the UK, and there is no legal right to such representation. Where an individual is unwilling to answer questions about the purpose of their arrival, the Border Force officer cannot be satisfied of the individuals eligibility to enter the UK and they may be refused.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Where an individual mentions any fear of return to their home country, or indicates they may be a victim of modern slavery or trafficking then officers are required to follow the relevant processes to ensure that those claims are properly considered in line with our international and domestic legal obligations.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Where interviews are being conducted in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE), officers will be compliant with the codes of practice including the right to legal representation. </ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/10/2022 16:53:11 question first ministerially corrected 02/11/2022 10:47:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 26750 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1518882

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in the Independent Office of Police Conduct investigation announced on 4 July 2022 into allegations of excessive use of force by Metropolitan Police Service officers at a protest over the arrest of a man by immigration officers in Peckham on 11 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	58971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The IOPC carries out its investigations independently of the Government. It provided a published update on the investigation relating to the Peckham protests on its website on 4th July <ins class="ministerial">2022</ins><del class="ministerial">2002</del>, when it also appealed for witnesses. I have notified the IOPC's Director General of this question so that he can respond directly or provide a further update.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 13/10/2022 13:08:28 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2022 11:12:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 22180 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1519530

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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 she will respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Glasgow East, reference DL11740.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	60009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay. UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management team responded as detailed below:</p><p><strong>PQ 60004 – </strong>MPAM reference: MPAM/0418796/22 – The Home Office responded on 10 October 2022.</p><p><strong>PQ 60009 – </strong>MPAM reference: MPAM/0370568/22 – The Home Office responded on <del class="ministerial">8 September</del><ins class="ministerial"> 31 October</ins> 2022.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/10/2022 14:15:22 question first ministerially corrected 02/11/2022 10:25:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 23764 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1503934

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are processes to (a) periodically review and (b) ensure uniformity of procedure for dealing with complaints across professional standards departments of police forces.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	45572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government implemented a major overhaul of police complaints and discipline in February 2020. These reforms included ensuring that those making a formal complaint against the police have a right to an independent review either by their local Police and Crime Commissioner or by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) depending on the circumstances of the complaint. Forces have the option of involving another force’s Professional Standards Department if appropriate. The IOPC oversees the complaints system, producing statutory guidance and publishing statistics on force performance on handling complaints to ensure consistency.</del> The most serious misconduct allegations must be referred immediately by forces to the IOPC for consideration and investigation at the IOPC’s discretion. The Government has undertaken to review the effectiveness of the IOPC later this year. The Home Affairs Committee published its own assessment of police conduct and complaints in March 2022. The Government has said in response that it will review the impact of its 2020 reforms in line with post legislative scrutiny guidance.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/09/2022 09:57:47 question first ministerially corrected 21/09/2022 10:49:43 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 19258 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1504032

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming police complaints processes to ensure that complaints against a police officer are handled by a police professional standards department outside of their force.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	46187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government implemented a major overhaul of police complaints and discipline in February 2020. These reforms included ensuring that those making a formal complaint against the police have a right to an independent review either by their local Police and Crime Commissioner or by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) depending on the circumstances of the complaint. Forces have the option of involving another force’s Professional Standards Department if appropriate. The IOPC oversees the complaints system, producing statutory guidance and publishing statistics on force performance on handling complaints to ensure consistency.</del> The most serious misconduct allegations must be referred immediately by forces to the IOPC for consideration and investigation at the IOPC’s discretion. The Government has undertaken to review the effectiveness of the IOPC later this year. The Home Affairs Committee published its own assessment of police conduct and complaints in March 2022. The Government has said in response that it will review the impact of its 2020 reforms in line with post legislative scrutiny guidance.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/09/2022 09:57:47 question first ministerially corrected 21/09/2022 10:49:32 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 19259 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter