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1664852

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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, if she will review the mandatory requirements for hotels used to accommodate asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>Under the Immigration &amp; Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to house asylum seekers, who would otherwise be destitute, whilst their claim is under consideration. Eligible asylum seekers are ordinarily placed in housing accommodation; however, the unprecedented number of small boat arrivals has forced the Home Office to consider alternative accommodation options to ensure that we meet our statutory obligations, which has resulted in the temporary use of hotels.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to making every effort to reduce hotel use and limit the burden on the taxpayer. This is why we are delivering a range of alternative accommodation sites, maximising hotel space, operationalising the Illegal Migration Act and continuing our hard work to clear the asylum backlog by the end of 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2023 12:59:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1662751

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Health Professions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many medical professionals working for the NHS moved from a study visa to a work visa in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	200605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish data that would cover this request.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2023 13:10:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1662849

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Afghanistan
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 taking steps to support the top 20 nursing students from Afghanistan to continue their studies in the UK through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	200703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>As has been the practice under successive Governments, the Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases.</p><p>We remain committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan and so far, have brought around 24,600 people impacted by the situation to the UK.</p><p>We continue to work with likeminded partners and countries neighbouring Afghanistan on resettlement issues, and to support safe passage for eligible Afghans. We also continue to welcome individuals to the UK through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP).</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2023 13:00:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1662864

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Public Appointments
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 the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has not been reappointed.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	200718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) is a statutory public appointment. These appointments are made by Ministers in line with the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a81626f40f0b62305b8ea95/governance_code_on_public_appointments_16_12_2016.pdf" target="_blank">Governance Code on Public Appointments</a>, which states “there is no automatic presumption of reappointment; each case should be considered on its own merits”.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2023 14:13:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1662930

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Afghanistan
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 made an estimate of the number of Afghan Chevening scholars who are unable to return to Afghanistan at the end of their studies.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	200784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>Home Office does not hold this information; FCDO lead on Chevening Scholars policy.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2023 15:24:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1663135

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people had their British citizenship removed under the British Nationality Act 1981 in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	200989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The British Nationality Act 1981 provides the Secretary of State with powers to deprive a person of citizenship status only under the circumstances set out at sections 40(2) and 40(3) of the Act. Section 40(2) allows the Secretary of State to deprive any person of British citizenship, should they deem it conducive to the public good to do so. Section 40(3) allows the Secretary of State to deprive a person who has obtained citizenship by naturalisation or registration, where the Secretary of State is satisfied that citizenship was obtained by means of fraud, false representation, or concealment of material fact.</p><p>Detail on the numbers of conducive deprivation orders made under Section 40(2) of the 1981 British Nationality Act, are published in the Government Transparency Report: Disruptive and Investigatory Powers. Six reports have been published to date providing the number of deprivations of citizenship orders made up until the end of 2021 and can be found at the below links:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhm-government-transparency-report-on-the-use-of-disruptive-and-investigatory-powers&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIan.Westwood3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cce5990a53c8d42e84eb908dbce2b44f4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638330457459301759%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hqd0FWCx0GW%2FXWkwhVSfiHmflAkQS1Pkqapag%2Fo0bdw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-government-transparency-report-on-the-use-of-disruptive-and-investigatory-powers</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdisruptive-and-investigatory-powers-hm-government-transparency-report&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIan.Westwood3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cce5990a53c8d42e84eb908dbce2b44f4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638330457459301759%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=E2QzZd8xbGkf8Q9E1XSVgrioKIyv6rBVEJjlK05U7XA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disruptive-and-investigatory-powers-hm-government-transparency-report</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdisruptive-and-investigatory-powers-transparency-report-2018&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIan.Westwood3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cce5990a53c8d42e84eb908dbce2b44f4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638330457459301759%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DTs%2FZrY%2F0dW54V52Cdoe46WFTjaXpMHECRUF3p8OtJg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disruptive-and-investigatory-powers-transparency-report-2018</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ftransparency-report-disruptive-powers-2018-to-2019&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIan.Westwood3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cce5990a53c8d42e84eb908dbce2b44f4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638330457459301759%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XBpsLxOJjwjcdVdmbFGk6wg8qdBFj3Bm8P1MVQBYbuI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-report-disruptive-powers-2018-to-2019</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdisruptive-powers-2020&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIan.Westwood3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cce5990a53c8d42e84eb908dbce2b44f4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638330457459301759%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xh%2FqFUZWPjMLPgxKrRBc8fs4scOT6X90anrmqS8mTmA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disruptive-powers-2020</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcounter-terrorism-disruptive-powers-report-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIan.Westwood3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cce5990a53c8d42e84eb908dbce2b44f4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638330457459301759%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DmqUxbsDX5n6SeyqQ8KzTxIZEv2RQN3fHZE7DoN7Jf8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counter-terrorism-disruptive-powers-report-2021</a></p><p>More recent data will be published in future publications in relation to deprivation of British citizenship 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981.</p><p>Section 40(3) of the 1981 British Nationality Act, allows for deprivation of citizenship where fraud, false representation or concealment of material facts have been used to obtain British citizenship. Since February 2020 these figures have been published via the Transparency report on asylum data, which can be found using the link below:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-and-protection-data-q2-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIan.Westwood3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C6050f5761e424453c1a508dbce45f058%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638330572020466508%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=F6%2BlwNoqSeneiKYqxJDRag5Uz682vG%2F1SdXa26iwTJI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration and protection data: Q2 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2023 13:07:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1663153

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Detention Centres: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of (a) use, (b) misuse and (c) unlawful use of force have been recorded on the immigration detention estate in the last 12 months; and for what reason force was used in each incident.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	201007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The welfare of all those in our care is of the utmost importance. We will accept nothing but the highest standards from companies employed to manage the immigration removal estate.</p><p>Published guidance, and the training received by detainee custody officers (DCOs) makes it clear that physical force and restraint equipment should only be used after a thorough assessment of risk, and in consideration of each individual’s personal circumstances. Where restraints are used, they are removed at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>The Home Office reviews all reports resulting from a use of force to identify trends, ensure that techniques are used proportionally, are justified, and are used for the minimum period required.</p><p>All escort DCOs are fully trained in HOMES techniques (Home Office Manual for Escorting Safely) and custodial DCOs are trained in Control and Restraint (C&amp;R). Quarterly transparency data on the number of use of force incidents using HOMES techniques and the number of use of force incidents where HOMES equipment was used can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-Q2-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-Q2-2023</a>. The Home Office does not publish C&amp;R data.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 201008 question first answered 18/10/2023 16:54:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1663154

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Detention Centres: Restraint Techniques
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 (a) identify and (b) prevent the (i) misuse and (ii) unlawful use of force against people held in detention under immigration powers; and what steps she is taking to ensure that there is adequate (A) scrutiny of and (B) transparency on the use of force in such cases.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	201008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The welfare of all those in our care is of the utmost importance. We will accept nothing but the highest standards from companies employed to manage the immigration removal estate.</p><p>Published guidance, and the training received by detainee custody officers (DCOs) makes it clear that physical force and restraint equipment should only be used after a thorough assessment of risk, and in consideration of each individual’s personal circumstances. Where restraints are used, they are removed at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>The Home Office reviews all reports resulting from a use of force to identify trends, ensure that techniques are used proportionally, are justified, and are used for the minimum period required.</p><p>All escort DCOs are fully trained in HOMES techniques (Home Office Manual for Escorting Safely) and custodial DCOs are trained in Control and Restraint (C&amp;R). Quarterly transparency data on the number of use of force incidents using HOMES techniques and the number of use of force incidents where HOMES equipment was used can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-Q2-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-Q2-2023</a>. The Home Office does not publish C&amp;R data.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 201007 question first answered 18/10/2023 16:54:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1663387

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre: Inspections
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 Report on an unannounced inspection of Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, 8–25 August 2022, published on 6 December 2022, when she expects a plan to resolve the concerns identified in the report to be published.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Kate Osborne
uin	201241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government has fully considered the recommendations made by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons following his inspection report of Derwentside immigration removal centre. The Government’s response to the recommendations made, including the actions being taken forward, will be published on the Inspectorate’s website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2023 12:54:30 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4783 label Biography information for Kate Osborne

1663453

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Cameras
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 make police officer body-worn camera footage available to people who have been recorded using those systems when that is requested.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	201307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>Decisions on whether to disclose body-worn video footage are matters the police, in line with Human Rights and Data Protection law.</p><p>The NPCC has published clear guidance on the standards police forces in England and Wales should follow when operating body-worn video devices and information management processes. The NPCC guidance is available here: <a href="https://www.npcc.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/media/downloads/publications/publications-log/2022/body-worn-video-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.npcc.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/media/downloads/publications/publications-log/2022/body-worn-video-guidance.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) provides guidance for people on the right of access and how to obtain personal data held by organisations, including police forces and the wider criminal justice system. The ICO guidance is available here: <a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/crime/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/crime/</a></p><p>The Home Office has no plans to make any changes relating to the management by police forces of body-worn camera footage.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/10/2023 13:46:35 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland