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1177984

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date	12/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Windrush Compensation Scheme claimants died after making an application.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	1235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>It is hugely regrettable that a claimant passes away before a compensation award can be made or an apology sent to them.</p><p>The Windrush Compensation Scheme staff are working hard to ensure that where they are aware of claimants with critical or life shortening illnesses, that their cases are prioritised.</p><p>In the deeply unfortunate circumstances where a claimant has passed away after submitting a compensation claim, but before the claim is fully resolved, the team continues to work closely with the appointed representative, usually members of the family, to ensure the compensation payment is made as quickly as possible.</p><p>We are aware of five unfortunate cases to date where the claimant has passed away after having submitted a claim but before receiving compensation. We are working closely with the families and legal representatives to determine the right person to whom the compensation can be paid.</p><p>To help family members during this distressing time, we have provided links to Government websites that provide information on how to deal with bereavement and we have offered assistance from our claim’s assistance provider Citizens Advice which is well versed in dealing with the financial implications of bereavement.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 1236 question first answered 06/07/2020 11:40:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1177985

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Windrush Compensation Scheme claimants died before receiving compensation.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	1236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>It is hugely regrettable that a claimant passes away before a compensation award can be made or an apology sent to them.</p><p>The Windrush Compensation Scheme staff are working hard to ensure that where they are aware of claimants with critical or life shortening illnesses, that their cases are prioritised.</p><p>In the deeply unfortunate circumstances where a claimant has passed away after submitting a compensation claim, but before the claim is fully resolved, the team continues to work closely with the appointed representative, usually members of the family, to ensure the compensation payment is made as quickly as possible.</p><p>We are aware of five unfortunate cases to date where the claimant has passed away after having submitted a claim but before receiving compensation. We are working closely with the families and legal representatives to determine the right person to whom the compensation can be paid.</p><p>To help family members during this distressing time, we have provided links to Government websites that provide information on how to deal with bereavement and we have offered assistance from our claim’s assistance provider Citizens Advice which is well versed in dealing with the financial implications of bereavement.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 1235 question first answered 06/07/2020 11:40:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1177989

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Cyprus: Prerogative of Mercy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Cyprus on a pardon for the woman convicted of lying to police following allegations of rape in Ayia Napa on 17 July 2019; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	1240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>Whilst I am unable to go into the details of the case I can confirm that consular staff continue to provide assistance to the family.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/02/2020 15:24:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire