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997610

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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 his Department has made of the number of applications for refugee status that have (a) been made, (b) refused, (c) accepted and (d) accepted after appeal by applicants in (i) the UK, (ii) London and (iii) the London Borough of Lewisham in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	185669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish data relating to the number of applications for refugee status that have been made, granted, refused or granted at appeal from specific parts of the UK. Providing such data could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. However, the Home Office publishes figures on the outcome of all asylum claims in the Immigration Statistics release. A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics Year Ending June 2018, is available from:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018-data-tables.%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018-data-tables.</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/11/2018 14:36:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

947259

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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 by refugees for Indefinite Leave to Remain submitted since July 2017 have still not received a decision.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	167843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text <p>Published data on UKVI’s performance against service standards for applications made in the UK as a whole can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-may-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-may-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/09/2018 17:56:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

947119

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for indefinite leave to remain submitted by refugees have been delayed by the Home Office by at least 12 months since July 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL9809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>We do not publish this data for this specific group of applicants but as per the In-Country migration statistics published in May 2018, 99.7% of settlement applications were decided within the six-month service standard. This figure will include applications made by refuges on the Settlement Protection route.</p><p>The data can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-may-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-may-2018</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2018 12:02:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name UKVI In Country Q1 - 2018.xlsx title UKVI In Country Q1
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

935014

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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 criteria his Department uses to determine whether to accept refugees recommended for resettlement in the UK by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	161122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has well-established procedures and criteria for identifying and resettling the most vulnerable refugees. This includes: Legal and or Physical Protection Needs; Survivors of Torture and/or Violence; Medical Needs; Women and Girls at Risk; Family Reunification; Children and Adolescents at Risk and Lack of Foreseeable Alternative Durable Solutions. Further information on UNHCR ‘Submission Categories’ can be found on the UNHCR website <a href="http://www.unhcr.org/558bff849.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.unhcr.org/558bff849.pdf</a></p><p>When refugees arrive in the UK they have all been through a thorough two-stage vetting process. We retain the right to reject individuals on security, war crimes or other grounds.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/07/2018 15:00:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

932252

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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 he has made of the number of refugees received by the UK since 1 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	158685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>Refugee status is conferred following a grant of asylum. An asylum seeker may only become a refugee once asylum has been granted. Not all asylum seekers are deemed to be refugees and not all refugees claim asylum.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of asylum applications received each quarter, broken down by nationality, in table as_01_q (asylum, volume 1) of the quarterly <em>Immigration Statistics</em> release. The latest data available are for January to March 2018. Data for April to June 2018 will be published on 23<sup>rd</sup> August 2018.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/709299/asylum1-mar-2018-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/709299/asylum1-mar-2018-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/07/2018 16:19:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

928185

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure continued UK participation in EU refugee cooperation if the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>Until we leave the EU, the UK remains bound by EU asylum legislation, where we have opted in. We have already committed to seek an agreement under which unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the EU can join close family in the UK, and vice versa, where it is in their best interest when we leave the EU.</p><p>We expect this to be part of a wider package of cooperation on asylum and migration with our European allies once the UK leaves the EU, and we are considering a full range of options to ensure that effective cooperation is enshrined in our future relationship. Any final agreement will be a matter for negotiations.</p><p>Beyond legislative obligations, we nevertheless remain committed to cooperation with Europe, and globally, to address refugee and migration issues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/07/2018 14:46:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

927329

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 15 May (HL7464), what plans, if any, they have to (1) place in the Library of the House, and (2) publish, the findings of the recent exercise to monitor the impact of the supported handover process for refugees.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL8775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>This was an internal evaluation and therefore we do not plan to formally publish the findings or place a copy in the Library of the House.</p><p>However, as we intend to write to the Work and Pensions Select Committee detailing our findings our response to the Committee will, as is usually the case, be placed in the public domain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 29/06/2018 10:24:46 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

923468

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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 plans his Department has to create a refugee integration strategy.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	153332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect the information required to calculate the total number of people granted refugee status who are in employment in the UK for any point in time.</p><p>We recognise the difficulties refugees can face when looking for work. We have funded a pilot project to provide additional employment support to refugees resettled through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and we will share the learning from this pilot with the Department for Work and Pensions and others. We continue to work closely with colleagues in the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure that refugees are aware of, and receive, the support they are entitled to.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/06/2018 17:11:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

917330

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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 steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerability on religious grounds is adequately assessed by his Department when determining resettlement needs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>With regards to resettlement, the UK works according to the humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality which means that we do not take into consideration the ethno-religious origins of people requiring assistance as we resettle solely on the basis of needs, identified by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).</p><p>UNHCR is the internationally recognised and mandated agency for dealing with refugees. It has a global presence and 65 years’ experience in handling refugee crises. UNHCR is uniquely placed to help the UK authorities identify and refer vulnerable refugees who would benefit from resettlement in this country.</p><p>The seven vulnerability criteria used by the UNHCR are Legal and or Physical Protection Needs; Survivors of Torture and/or Violence; Medical Needs; Women and Girls at Risk; Family Reunification; Children and Adolescents at Risk and Lack of Foreseeable Alternative Durable Solutions. Individuals are not specifically identified for resettlement based on their religion or ethnicity but members of minority communities may well meet one of the other vulnerability criteria set out by UNHCR.</p><p>We are working with UNHCR and other partners to intensify their outreach to groups that might otherwise be reluctant to register for fear of stigma or discrimination and unaware of the safe space and options available to them. This includes all religious minorities.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/06/2018 11:48:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

909438

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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 people arrived in the UK under the Gateway and Mandate schemes in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	146747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p><p>The next publication, which contains data on resettlements up to and including 31 March 2018, is due for release on 24 May, and will contain a breakdown of children resettled under each scheme since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 146746 question first answered 04/06/2018 12:22:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper