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1639318

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
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, what support (a) her Department and (b) the Ministry of Defence are providing to ARAP-eligible individuals who are accommodated in hotels in Pakistan and who are being advised by the UK Government that while waiting in Pakistan they should source their own accommodation within the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	186096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The British High Commission in Islamabad is responsible for operational decision-making in relation to managing the accommodation and other support provided to those in Pakistan.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is responsible for supporting the movement of eligible persons out of Afghanistan and into third countries, assessing eligibility of applications under ARAP, and referring eligible persons with a Defence connection to charitable partners for Operation NEWHOPE support.</p><p> </p><p>ARAP eligible individuals are provided with accommodation, food, medical treatment, and dedicated support from a team of MOD &amp; FCDO caseworkers in Pakistan while they await relocation to the UK. When relocation becomes possible for individuals or family groups, we use commercial flights to bring individuals to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/05/2023 13:19:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1627918

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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, with reference to the oral statement of 28 March by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Official Report, column 849, when she plans to announce arrangements for the relocation to the UK of Afghans eligible for Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy in British High Commission funded hotels in Islamabad..
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	184987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office facilitates travel for individuals accepted by the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy only once suitable accommodation has been found. This includes individuals who have arranged their own accommodation in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work at pace with Local Authorities and other partners to source suitable accommodation, in order to be able to welcome more Afghans.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2015 and 2022, we have offered places to almost half a million (481,804) people from all over the world seeking safety with our country specific and global safe and legal routes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/05/2023 16:57:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1606827

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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, whether it has been the policy of her Department to place people who were relocated to the UK through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy into hotel bridging accommodation in the period since 23 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	172408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The use of hotels to accommodate those we are relocating and resettling from Afghanistan under both the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is a temporary solution. We do not want to see Afghan families in temporary accommodation for any longer than is absolutely necessary. We continue to work at pace with over 350 local authorities to find appropriate long-term accommodation for them.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2023 15:42:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1567615

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Airports: Security
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 assessment of the adequacy of the number of staff who screen inbound packages at UK airports.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	125362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>Our utmost priority is protecting the safety and health of the public: we will not compromise on border security and remain absolutely committed to keeping the border secure. Resource and staffing requirements at every port are continually reviewed by Border Force and resources are deployed flexibly as and when they are required. Through intelligence and data, resources are deployed dynamically to meet any emerging threats.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 125363 question first answered 20/01/2023 09:54:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1567616

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Airports: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to review the number of staff who use specialist scanners to screen inbound packages at UK airports.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	125363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>Our utmost priority is protecting the safety and health of the public: we will not compromise on border security and remain absolutely committed to keeping the border secure. Resource and staffing requirements at every port are continually reviewed by Border Force and resources are deployed flexibly as and when they are required. Through intelligence and data, resources are deployed dynamically to meet any emerging threats.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 125362 question first answered 20/01/2023 09:54:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1540689

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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 Office, with reference to the Government of Canada policy Permanent residence for extended family of former Afghan interpreters, last updated in June 2022, if she will discuss with Cabinet colleagues the potential merits of creating a similar policy that provides a pathway to permanent residence for extended family members of former Afghan interpreters, including parents and siblings, in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	82305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Certain additional family members of eligible Afghan citizens can relocate under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP). Eligibility of additional family members of those who qualify to relocate is assessed by the sponsoring UK Government Department. Those who are deemed eligible will receive settled status in the United Kingdom.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1069172/Eligibility_of_additional_family_members_under_the_Afghan_locally_employed_staff_relocation_schemes.pdf" target="_blank">Eligibility of additional family members under the Afghan locally employed staff relocation schemes.docx (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 17:48:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1535794

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Parents
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 publish the (a) updated guidance on child-to-parent abuse with specific detail of the recommended responses by (i) police, (ii) health professionals (iii) social workers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Child and adolescent to parent violence and abuse (CAPVA) is a relatively hidden but increasingly recognised form of domestic abuse. This describes abuse from children and young people toward parents or other family members.</p><p>As outlined in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan, the Home Office will publish updated guidance for frontline practitioners on CAPVA, working with frontline practitioners including those working in the police, health, education, and social care. This guidance will build on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-act-2021" target="_blank">Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Statutory Guidance</a>. We intend to publish the CAPVA guidance next year.</p><p>The Home Office will also work with stakeholders to reach an agreed definition and terminology for this type of behaviour. This will underpin policy development on the response to CAPVA, and comprehensive guidance to support practitioners and service commissioners.</p><p>The Home Office are funding a number of projects which aim to work with children and young people displaying abusive behaviours. We have awarded South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner £517,305.26 this financial year to deliver interventions for perpetrators of domestic abuse, including a project for young people.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 02/11/2022 17:38:12 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1463769

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Protest
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 impact of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 on the right to protest.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Impact Assessment for the PCSC Act is available to read on the UK Parliament webpage and can be found here:<br> <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/41508/documents/254" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/41508/documents/254</a></p><p>Furthermore, the Secretary of State will lay before Parliament a report on the operations of changes to Part II of the Public Order Act 1986 made by the PCSC Act two years after their commencement.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/05/2022 14:34:18 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1463770

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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, how Afghan nationals can gain access to the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme commenced on 6 January 2022, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>Eligible individuals can be referred onto the Scheme in one of three ways.</p><ul><li>Under Pathway 1, vulnerable and at-risk individuals who arrived in the UK under the evacuation programme will be the first to be resettled under the ACRS. Those eligible who were called forward during the evacuation but were unable to board may also be resettled through this pathway. <br></li><li>Under Pathway 2, we are working closely with UNHCR and continue to work towards receiving referrals shortly. Those referred by UNHCR will be based on an assessment of protection needs. <br></li><li>In year one, Pathway 3 will resettle individuals who supported the UK and international community efforts in Afghanistan, including those British Council and GardaWorld contractors, and Chevening alumni who are at risk. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will be in touch with those eligible to support them through the next steps. Beyond the first year of the ACRS, we will work with international partners and NGOs to welcome wider groups of Afghans at risk.</li></ul><p> </p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fafghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cresettlementpolicy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C014583cf2eb9445046f208da38d84c0d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637884798873167457%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lMX82VD1CC1R4yvnA56ETEWU448J%2BIPOJrMpvF%2FhGn8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement</a></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/05/2022 15:29:03 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1458788

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Veterans
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 11 March 2022 to Question 134358 on Immigration: Veterans, whether non-UK veterans living outside the UK who were discharged more than two years ago will qualify under the policy; and what support her Department plans to provide to help them regularise their immigration status.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	156472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/04/2022 11:01:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 65259 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis