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787004

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
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 lift the requirement that applicants to participate in the Dubs scheme be under 18-years olds at 20 March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	112311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>In accordance with section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Government conducted a comprehensive consultation with local authorities across the UK in 2016 to assess capacity for the care of unaccompanied children. Following the consultation, the Government set the specified number for section 67 at 480. This is a one-off commitment. On 2 November the High Court confirmed that the Government’s approach to implementing section 67 was lawful.</p><p> </p><p>The Government maintains a continual dialogue with local authorities and Strategic Migration Partnerships. We welcome all offers from local authorities with capacity to look after unaccompanied asylum seeking children and will continue to utilise these offers to fulfil all of our existing commitments, including ensuring a more equal allocation of unaccompanied children across the country through the National Transfer Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is fully committed to transferring 480 unaccompanied children from Europe under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 (the ‘Dubs Amendment’). Over 200 unaccompanied children have arrived in the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016. Children have been transferred this year from France under section 67 and transfers are ongoing. On 10 March, the Government published the basis on which further transfers under section 67 will take place:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632633/Dubs_policy_statement_-_update.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632633/Dubs_policy_statement_-_update.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>To be eligible, children need to have been present in Europe before 20 March 2016, and it be determined, following individual assessment, that it would be in their best interests to be transferred to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>It is for participating Member States to refer children; there is no process for children to lodge an application for consideration under section 67. Member States have been asked to prioritise those likely to qualify for refugee status and the most vulnerable. Vulnerability may include, but is not restricted to UNHCR’s <em>Children at Risk </em>individual risk factors. These risk factors include: child victims of trafficking and sexual abuse; survivors of torture; survivors of violence; and, children with mental or physical disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>The primary responsibility for unaccompanied children with the authorities of the Member State in which they are present. The UK cannot operate on the territory of another sovereign nation without a specific request to do so, and this includes providing legal assistance to children not currently on UK territory.</p><p> </p><p>Once in the UK, unaccompanied asylum seeking children are placed into the care of local authorities and are provided with specialised legal advice and support which is available from their social worker, the Refugee Council Children’s Panel of Advisors for children in England and the Scottish Guardianship Service for children in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 112316 112317 112318 question first answered 02/05/2018 10:05:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

786413

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) stateless people resident in the UK and (b) applications her Department has received for leave to remain from a stateless person in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	112006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry but we do not hold the data required to answer the question in the requested format.</p><p>The Home Office regularly shares information with UNHCR, relating to stateless applications and decisions made. The information provided is published by UNHCR, in regular trend reports, the latest published report by UNHCR on mid year trends June 2016 can be found at link below:<a href="http://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/58aa8f247/mid-year-trends-june-2016.html" target="_blank">http://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/58aa8f247/mid-year-trends-june-2016.html</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 13/11/2017 17:04:49 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

768853

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	Refugees
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 take steps to increase the number of resettlement places offered by the Government to at least 10,000 places per year for people fleeing war and persecution; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	107094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK has already committed to resettling 23,000 of the most vulnerable refugees from the Middle East and North Africa region by the year 2020 through our Vulnerable Persons and Vulnerable Children’s resettlement schemes, and we have no plans to increase this at the present time. This is in addition to those we resettle through our Gateway and Mandate schemes and the thousands who receive protection in the UK under normal asylum procedures.</p><p> </p><p>Our priorities are humanitarian aid and actively seeking an end to the conflict in Syria. We believe this approach is the best way to ensure that the UK’s help has the greatest impact for the majority of refugees who remain in the region and their host countries.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/10/2017 15:44:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

758236

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of applicants who were refused leave to remain as a stateless person since April 2013, how many were recognised as stateless persons but not considered eligible for leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	9031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry but we do not hold the data required to answer the question in the requested format.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office regularly shares information with UNHCR, relating to stateless applications and decisions made. The information provided is published by UNHCR, in regular trend reports. The latest published report by UNHCR on mid year trends June 2016 can be found at link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/58aa8f247/mid-year-trends-june-2016.html" target="_blank">http://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/58aa8f247/mid-year-trends-june-2016.html</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 9032 9086 9087 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:50:34 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

758237

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for leave to remain as a stateless person have been received each year from April 2013 to present; and how many such applications were (a) granted, (b) refused, (c) declared invalid, (d) withdrawn, (e) still pending after six months, (f) still pending after 12 months and (g) still pending after 18 months.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	9032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry but we do not hold the data required to answer the question in the requested format.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office regularly shares information with UNHCR, relating to stateless applications and decisions made. The information provided is published by UNHCR, in regular trend reports. The latest published report by UNHCR on mid year trends June 2016 can be found at link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/58aa8f247/mid-year-trends-june-2016.html" target="_blank">http://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/58aa8f247/mid-year-trends-june-2016.html</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 9031 9086 9087 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:50:34 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

758238

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for British citizenship for people recognised as stateless the naturalisation or registration fee has been waived or reduced in the last five years; and of these how many were (a) for applicants under 18 years, (b) for applicants under 22 years at the time of application and applying under Paragraph 3, Schedule 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981 and (c) adult naturalisation applications under section 6 of the British Nationality Act 1981.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	9033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not report on or publish this data.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:55:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

758255

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
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 make it her policy to include within published immigration statistics data relating to applications for leave to remain as a stateless person under Part 14 of the Immigration Rules.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	9087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry but we do not hold the data required to answer the question in the requested format.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office regularly shares information with UNHCR, relating to stateless applications and decisions made. The information provided is published by UNHCR, in regular trend reports. The latest published report by UNHCR on mid year trends June 2016 can be found at link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/58aa8f247/mid-year-trends-june-2016.html" target="_blank">http://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/58aa8f247/mid-year-trends-june-2016.html</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 9031 9032 9086 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:50:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

758256

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
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 make it her policy to record and publish data in relation to the number and outcome of applications received from stateless persons each year under paragraph 3, schedule 2 to the British Nationality Act 1981.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	9086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry but we do not hold the data required to answer the question in the requested format.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office regularly shares information with UNHCR, relating to stateless applications and decisions made. The information provided is published by UNHCR, in regular trend reports. The latest published report by UNHCR on mid year trends June 2016 can be found at link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/58aa8f247/mid-year-trends-june-2016.html" target="_blank">http://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/58aa8f247/mid-year-trends-june-2016.html</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 9031 9032 9087 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:50:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

755884

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	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications her Department received for refugee family reunion visas on the basis of exceptional compelling compassionate circumstances outside the immigration rules for each country and year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	7448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The data is not recorded centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Published statistics on visa applications in the Family category can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638590/entry-visas1-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638590/entry-visas1-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 7449 question first answered 12/09/2017 15:05:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

754139

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was to reach decisions on applications for leave to remain in the UK as a stateless person during each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	6175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The data required to answer the question in the requested format is not held.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a signatory to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. In April 2013, the UK introduced Immigration Rules to allow stateless persons to be formally recognised as stateless and granted leave to remain where they do not otherwise qualify under any other provisions and cannot be removed to the country of their former habitual residence because they are not admissible for purposes of residence there. Those who have committed serious crimes or are considered to be a danger to the security or the public order of the UK are not eligible for stateless leave. Those who qualify under the Immigration Rules are normally granted 30 months limited leave to remain and can apply for further leave when that expires. They are eligible to apply for settlement after completing 5 years limited leave.</p><p> </p><p>Stateless persons and their dependent children, who believe that they have a fear of return to their home country, can also make an application for asylum under the 1951 Refugee Convention. Those who qualify under the Immigration Rules are normally granted limited leave to remain for a 5 year period, with the option to apply for settlement when that leave expires.</p><p> </p><p>A stateless person may also make an application to register as a British citizen, if they are not recognised as a citizen of any country, providing they meet the qualifying criteria.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Office regularly shares information with UNHCR, relating to stateless applications and decisions made. The information provided is published by UNHCR, in regular trend reports. The latest published report by UNHCR can be found at link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/58aa8f247/mid-year-trends-june-2016.html" target="_blank">http://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/58aa8f247/mid-year-trends-june-2016.html</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 16:32:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds