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427768

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with Amnesty International and the Committee Against Torture on recent and proposed changes to the legislation on asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	15863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>No legislation is planned in respect to asylum seekers.</p><p>A number of changes to arrangements for supporting failed asylum seekers have been included in the Immigration Bill published on 17 September.</p><p>Amnesty International sent a written response to the consultation on the proposals contained in the Immigration Bill and some of its representatives have met Home Office officials to discuss the proposals. The Committee Against Torture did not respond to the consultation and there have been no discussions on the proposals.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/11/2015 18:03:45 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

421276

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to locate asylum seekers in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland; and if so, what discussions have taken place with the devolved administrations about the matter especially in relation to (1) the number of asylum seekers to be located, (2) the timetable for implementation, and (3) what monies will be provided from the Treasury to fund the locations.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL2647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, introduced the policy of national dispersal and was designed to introduce an equitable distribution across the country such that no one area was overburdened by the obligation of supporting asylum seekers. In accordance with that Act a number of local authorities across the UK, including those within the devolved administrations, have volunteered to participate in accommodating asylum seekers. As part of the dispersal policy established in 2000, an advisory cluster limit was set by the Home Office at 1 asylum seeker for every 200 of the settled population.</p><p>We are aware that there has been an increase in the demand for accommodation from asylum seekers due to increased intake. We are currently working closely with accommodation providers and local authorities to widen existing dispersal areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/10/2015 14:03:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

421440

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
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 carry out a review of asylum dispersal areas in the UK with a view to expanding the number of such areas.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	11804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>In accordance with the provisions of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, senior Home Office officials are working closely with providers and local authorities to widen existing dispersal areas.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/10/2015 15:29:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

420194

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average time taken is to process asylum applications from the point of initial screening interview to substantive asylum interview.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	10811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The current average time to process an asylum claim is 80 days, from the date of the screening interview to the date the substantive asylum interview has been concluded. This is down from a peak of 142 days in 2008.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/11/2015 15:55:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

419129

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seeker applications were received in each of the last five years; and how many such applicants were (a) refused, (b) granted refugee status, (c) granted humanitarian protection and (d) granted discretionary leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	10403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes an analysis of applications for whole-year cohorts of asylum seekers to establish the overall success rates following appeal; this is available in Table as_06 (Asylum data table Volume 2) of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. For the latest years, some cases will still be outstanding. This cohort analysis is therefore not able to provide a complete picture for the latest applications but for most years will provide the most complete description of the outcome for asylum seekers. The analysis of the outcomes of asylum applications are the recorded outcomes of the group (or cohort) of applicants in any one year, at a particular time. This dataset is updated, in full, annually and is currently available up to 2014.</p><p>Insert Table</p><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics April – June 2015, is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 10402 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:32:25 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name Table PQ 10402_10403.xlsx title Table 1
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

418613

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will issue fresh guidance on the Dublin III Agreement concerning asylum applicants, in particular about family reunions.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change its policy on the application of the Dublin and Eurodac Regulations. Guidance to officials is under review in order to reflect current organisational structures and wider departmental procedures: an updated version will be published once the review has been completed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2015 15:37:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

418715

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
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 Written Statement of 2 July 2015 HCWS83, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of safeguards within the Detained Fast Track procedure to protect vulnerable applicants.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	10105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>Following the decision to suspend temporarily the Detained Fast Track (DFT), we are reviewing the system and the safeguarding mechanisms. As in the statement made to the House on 2 July, this work will be informed by the findings of the Stephen Shaw review which is due to report shortly. We will update Parliament on revised arrangements for recommencing DFT once they have been finalised.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/09/2015 15:34:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

418033

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers the Government plans to resettle in (a) Oldham, (b) Rochdale, (c) all 10 Greater Manchester metropolitan boroughs, (d) London and (e) the South East.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Meacher
uin	9666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Under the Immigration and Asylum act 1999, asylum seekers who need accommodation are housed in communities across the UK according to an agreed ratio, based on various regional factors. This is reviewed regularly. Within each region, UKVI has established working arrangements with local authorities in order to consider dispersal patterns and numbers. This includes consulting key corporate partners in the local area in order to assess regularly the impact of dispersal policy on a particular community.</p><p>The COMPASS contract requires providers to liaise and consult with local authorities to ensure that accommodation provided to asylum seekers does not adversely affect local authority developments or community plans. Providers must also take into account the cultural compatibility of the environment; capacity of local health, education and other support services; concentration of accommodation of service users within particular areas; and the assessment of social tension risks.</p><p>Following the expansion of the Government's vulnerable person resettlement scheme, we have established a cross-Government committee to oversee the resettlement of vulnerable refugees. The Local Government Association attended the first meeting of that committee on 11 September, and we are working closely with them and local authorities about future resettlement.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:26:17 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	454 label Biography information for Mr Michael Meacher

417473

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether adults in receipt of five-year humanitarian protection in the United Kingdom will be allowed to work; and what provision will be made for their education or training.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>People who have been granted five years’ humanitarian protection in the United Kingdom, including Syrian nationals admitted under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme, have permission to work and access to broadly the same rights, benefits, education and training as British nationals.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2015 15:36:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

417704

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of asylum applications the Government expects to grant, not including the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme, in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	9465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to provide future predictions on the number of asylum claims it is expected to grant for 2015 and 2016, as every claim is considered on its individual merits.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/09/2015 15:51:16 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh