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791035

registered interest
date	17/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial assistance her Department provides to local authorities to support (a) unaccompanied asylum seeking children and (b) looked after children (LAC) in the care of the authority.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	113643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office provides funding to all local authorities who look after unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC). The national rate is £41,610 per annum for under 16s and £33,215 per annum for 16 and 17 year olds. We also provide funding for former unaccompanied asylum seeking who turn 18 need leaving care support. This equates to £200 a week. These rates were increased significantly in July 2016 by 20%, 28% and 33% respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The current rates are based on a detailed analysis of financial information send to the Home Office by local authorities about their costs of caring for unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2017 a review of funding for UASC was launched and all local authorities who currently look after unaccompanied children have been invited to submit evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for children’s services, including looked after children services, is non-ring-fenced and part of the wider local government finance settlement to give local authorities the flexibility to focus on locally determined priorities. It is for local authorities to determine how to spend their non-ring fenced income on the services they provide, including services for looked after children. They do so taking account local need, priorities, and of course their statutory responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/11/2017 17:16:32 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

790132

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
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 aged 18 to 25 who applied for asylum as unaccompanied children were served with removal directions in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	113318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information in the format requested</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/11/2017 17:58:40 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

780577

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
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 ensure that unaccompanied child asylum seekers in France eligible to care in the UK under the (a) Dubs Amendment and (b) Dublin III Regulations are aware of their rights.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	110237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>In 2016, we transferred over 900 unaccompanied children to the UK from Europe, including more than 750 from France. However, the primary responsibility for unaccompanied children in France lies with the French authorities. It is vital that children claim asylum in France rather than risking their lives by attempting to enter the UK illegally. That is the fastest route to safety.</p><p> </p><p>The Dublin III Regulation allows unaccompanied children who have claimed asylum in another Member State to be transferred here to have their asylum claim assessed if they have a qualifying family member legally present in the UK and transfer would be in their best interests. We continue to work closely with France, other EU Member States and partners to ensure the timely and efficient operation of the Dublin III Regulation, including through regular dialogue and meetings.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully committed to delivering our commitment to transfer the specified number of 480 children under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016. As set out in the published guidance, it is for France to refer children to the UK. We have invited referrals of children who meet the eligibility criteria that they were present in Europe before 20 March 2016 and transfer is in their best interests. In deciding which children to refer, Member States, including France, have been asked to prioritise those likely to qualify for refugee status and/or the most vulnerable. Over 200 children are already here, including transfers this year from France. More eligible children will be transferred from Europe under the scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/11/2017 15:11:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

777542

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many under-18 year old asylum seekers have been admitted into the UK in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of initial decisions for asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children (under-18 year old applicants) each quarter by nationality in table as_09_q of the <em>Immigration Statistics</em> release.</p><p>The latest figures are available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638599/asylum3-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638599/asylum3-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods</a> or can be found in the table below:</p><p>Total initial decisions on asylum applications from Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Quarter</p></td><td><p><strong>Total initial decisions</strong></p></td><td><p>Total <br> grants</p></td><td><p>Grants of asylum</p></td><td><p>Grants of HP</p></td><td><p>Grants of <br> DL</p></td><td><p>Grants of UASC <br> leave</p></td><td><p>Grants of Family or Private Life LTR or LOTR</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016 Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>308</strong></p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016 Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>327</strong></p></td><td><p>287</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017 Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>274</strong></p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017 Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>367</strong></p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note the table exlcudes cases where the applicant was found to be over 18 and that we are due to publish our Q3 data on 30-Nov 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/11/2017 15:07:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name PQ ref HL2545- Table as_09_q.xls title Table as_09q
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

771576

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that children of asylum-seeking families are accommodated appropriately while their parents await a decision on their application for asylum support.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	107889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing safe and secure accommodation while asylum claims are considered and ensures that suitable accommodation is allocated according to the specific needs of all eligible asylum seekers and their dependants. While eligibility for support under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is being considered, destitute asylum seekers can be accommodated in Initial Accommodation (“IA”) under section 98 of the 1999 Act. All accommodation, including IA, must meet clear contractual standards and be appropriate to any particular characteristics and special needs of those that they accommodate, including children.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 24/10/2017 16:45:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

769729

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish the safeguarding strategy for unaccompanied children, announced in November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	107368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 7 September 2017 to Question 6376 :</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;dept=60&amp;uin=6376" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;dept=60&amp;uin=6376</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/10/2017 16:14:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

768555

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions the Home Office has questioned the reported age of an asylum-seeking minor in the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Statistics on age disputes are published on a quarterly basis as part of the Immigration Statistics release. They can be found on Asy 10 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638599/asylum3-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638599/asylum3-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods</a></p><p>The breakdown for year 2016 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Geographical region</p></td><td><p>Country of nationality</p></td><td><p>Age disputes raised</p></td><td><p>Age disputes resolved</p></td><td><p>Age disputes resolved: under 18 when <br> raised</p></td><td><p>Age disputes resolved: 18+ when <br> raised</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>928</p></td><td><p>945</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>575</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/10/2017 15:49:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

759149

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children have been reunited with family members in the UK under Article 8.2 of the Dublin Regulation.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>At present we do not publish data on cases covered by the Dublin Regulation. Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, regularly publishes Member State figures, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Dublin_statistics_on_countries_responsible_for_asylum_application" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Dublin_statistics_on_countries_responsible_for_asylum_application</a></p><p>The Government has committed to publishing regular updates on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children transferred to the UK from Europe, including those transferred under the Dublin Regulation. This data will be published in the coming months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/09/2017 15:58:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

756791

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have been transferred to the UK under the Dublin III Regulation since January 2017; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	8318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Dublin Regulation allows unaccompanied children who have claimed asylum in another Member State to be transferred here to have their asylum claim assessed if they have a qualifying family member legally present in the UK and transfer would be in their best interests. In order for the Dublin Regulation to apply, an unaccompanied child must first claim asylum in the Member State in which they are located and that Member State must issue a Take Charge Request to the UK.</p><p>The Government has committed to publishing regular updates on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children transferred to the UK from Europe. This data will be published in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on transfers under the Dublin Regulation are already available here:</p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Asylum_quarterly_report" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Asylum_quarterly_report</a></p><p> </p><p>Asylum statistics are published quarterly in the Home Office Immigration Statistics release, which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/09/2017 16:17:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

756792

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the number of children is who were transferred under the Dublin III Regulation in 2016 by nature of the relative they were reunited with.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	8317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>At present we do not publish data on cases covered by the Dublin Regulation. Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, regularly publishes Member State figures, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Dublin_statistics_on_countries_responsible_for_asylum_application" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Dublin_statistics_on_countries_responsible_for_asylum_application</a></p><p>The Government has committed to publishing regular updates on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children transferred to the UK from Europe, including those transferred under the Dublin Regulation. This data will be published in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/09/2017 16:16:17 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams