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date	22/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Veterans: Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has had discussions with ministerial colleagues in the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on taking steps to ensure veterans injured from service are entitled to blue badges.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	186095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>People who have served in the Armed Forces qualify automatically for a Blue Badge if they receive a War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement or if they have been both awarded a lump sum benefit at tariffs 1-8 of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and certified as having a permanent and substantial disability which causes inability to walk or very considerable difficulty in walking. Other veterans who do not qualify automatically for a badge may still be eligible and should apply to their local authority in the normal way.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 25/05/2023 08:13:36 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

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

1639319

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, how many ARAP-eligible Afghans have (a) successfully managed to find their own accommodation and (b) have been relocated to the UK by following the guidance on independently sourcing accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	186097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The latest <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-december-2022" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics, year ending December 2022</a>, published on 23 February, show that since their first arrivals in 2021, the ACRS and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) have resettled a total of 21,387 people.</p><p> </p><p>They also show that over 9,000 people have now been supported into settled accommodation (This breaks down as c.8,500 moved into homes with an additional c.500 matched but not yet moved). The figures are not currently broken down into ACRS/ARAP individuals or families.</p><p> </p><p>The government is providing £285 million of new funding to local authorities supporting the Afghan resettlement schemes. This includes £35 million which will go towards increasing the level of support available as well as a £250 million expansion of the Local Authority Housing Fund to help councils to source homes for Afghans currently in bridging accommodation.</p><p>This new, generous package of support comes in addition to the existing support available for people on the ACRS and ARAP schemes, including access to welfare system, the right to work and full access to public services.</p><p>The move from hotels into settled accommodation is in the best interests of families and individuals and will enable them to benefit from the freedoms of independent living that only suitable non-hotel accommodation can provide.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/05/2023 10:16:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1639320

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, which Department or agency is responsible for acquiring accommodation in the UK for ARAP-eligible Afghan nationals in British High Commission-funded hotels in Pakistan; and what the Government's timeline is for the acquisitions to meet the (a) demand and (b) the future need of those people eligible who are based in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	186098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>A cross department approach is being taken to support Afghans arriving in the UK. It is vital that those arriving have somewhere suitable to stay once they are in the UK. Hotels are not suitable for accommodation and so, we continue to work closely with local authorities, Ministry of Defence and Housing Department to source more suitable accommodation, from which Afghans can properly rebuild their lives.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/05/2023 11:34:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1639321

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: Hotels
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 in hotel bridging accommodation have been served an eviction notice; and what proportion of those people have rejected a principal offer of accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	186099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>This is operational data, and we will not be providing running commentary on the numbers of Notice to Quits issued. We have started issuing three month notice periods to resettled Afghans living in hotels and serviced accommodation, alongside guidance explaining next steps and the extensive government support available so they can find their own accommodation. The Home Office will continue to do all we can to support Afghans, so they can carry on rebuilding their lives here.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/05/2023 15:15:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis