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1715959

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date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Homelessness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers with children have been made homeless on achieving refugee status in the past 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested.</p><p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute while their application for asylum is being considered. Following the service of an asylum decision, an individual continues to be an asylum seeker for the purpose of asylum support until the end of the relevant prescribed period set out in legislation. This period is 28 calendar days from when an individual is notified of a decision to accept their asylum claim and grant them leave and we have no plans to extend this period. Whilst our legislative power is clear, we do in practice already extend support beyond this. Our current process means that individuals can remain on asylum support for at least 28 days after they have been issued a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), which means that individuals have longer than 28 days to make arrangements to move on before their asylum support ends. It is important that individuals initiate plans to move on from asylum support as soon as they are served their asylum decision in order to maximise the time they have to make move on arrangements.</p><p>We offer move on support to all individuals through Migrant Help or their partner organisation.  This includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing.  Individuals do not need to wait for their BRP to make a claim for benefits and are encouraged to do so as early as possible if they require them. Individuals can contact Migrant Help in three ways:</p><ul><li>The freephone line 0808 8010 503. This is available 24/7/365</li><li>Webchat through the website at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.migranthelpuk.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMichael.Drake2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C804acf5932c34f18ba4a08dc73fd9e05%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638512780313290297%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0%2BGCv7ZAj6bN7fGpMMtQuYiaCoIpWvRGnwYqIBUwm24%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.migranthelpuk.org</a>.</li><li>Raise an Issue via an online enquiry form, again at <a href="https://www.migranthelpuk.org" target="_blank">https://www.migranthelpuk.org</a>.</li></ul><p>We continue to identify and make efficiencies in supporting newly recognised refugees during the move on period and to mitigate the risk of homelessness. We are fully committed to working with partners in doing this. We have already worked closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to ensure the right asylum decision data is being shared with local authorities to enable effective planning and to lessen the impact on existing homelessness and rough sleeping pressures.  We are also utilising Home Office Liaison Officers to replicate part of the Afghan resettlement move on process. We have been working in three local authority areas since December 2023; Glasgow, Brent and Hillingdon. This has now been expanded to Manchester and Liverpool.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4413 question first answered 21/05/2024 14:55:13 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715960

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Homelessness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers with at least one disabled child who have achieved refugee status have been made homeless on achieving that status in the past 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested.</p><p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute while their application for asylum is being considered. Following the service of an asylum decision, an individual continues to be an asylum seeker for the purpose of asylum support until the end of the relevant prescribed period set out in legislation. This period is 28 calendar days from when an individual is notified of a decision to accept their asylum claim and grant them leave and we have no plans to extend this period. Whilst our legislative power is clear, we do in practice already extend support beyond this. Our current process means that individuals can remain on asylum support for at least 28 days after they have been issued a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), which means that individuals have longer than 28 days to make arrangements to move on before their asylum support ends. It is important that individuals initiate plans to move on from asylum support as soon as they are served their asylum decision in order to maximise the time they have to make move on arrangements.</p><p>We offer move on support to all individuals through Migrant Help or their partner organisation.  This includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing.  Individuals do not need to wait for their BRP to make a claim for benefits and are encouraged to do so as early as possible if they require them. Individuals can contact Migrant Help in three ways:</p><ul><li>The freephone line 0808 8010 503. This is available 24/7/365</li><li>Webchat through the website at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.migranthelpuk.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMichael.Drake2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C804acf5932c34f18ba4a08dc73fd9e05%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638512780313290297%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0%2BGCv7ZAj6bN7fGpMMtQuYiaCoIpWvRGnwYqIBUwm24%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.migranthelpuk.org</a>.</li><li>Raise an Issue via an online enquiry form, again at <a href="https://www.migranthelpuk.org" target="_blank">https://www.migranthelpuk.org</a>.</li></ul><p>We continue to identify and make efficiencies in supporting newly recognised refugees during the move on period and to mitigate the risk of homelessness. We are fully committed to working with partners in doing this. We have already worked closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to ensure the right asylum decision data is being shared with local authorities to enable effective planning and to lessen the impact on existing homelessness and rough sleeping pressures.  We are also utilising Home Office Liaison Officers to replicate part of the Afghan resettlement move on process. We have been working in three local authority areas since December 2023; Glasgow, Brent and Hillingdon. This has now been expanded to Manchester and Liverpool.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4412 question first answered 21/05/2024 14:55:13 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715961

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many refugee families which include teenage children of both sexes being forced to share a single hotel room.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data relating to numbers of teenage children of both sexes and room-sharing; families generally manage their own sleeping arrangements, post-allocation of beds and rooms.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4415 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:45:53 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715962

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the psychological impact on refugee families of (1) overcrowding, and (2) the placement of teenage children of both sexes in a single hotel room.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data relating to numbers of teenage children of both sexes and room-sharing; families generally manage their own sleeping arrangements, post-allocation of beds and rooms.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4414 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:45:53 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715963

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes to the probate system on the average length of time taken to complete probate.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>Since the launch of the new digital service in 2019, over 1.2 million probate applications have been processed on the new platform and around 80% of applications are made digitally. HMCTS is committed to continually improving the system, using feedback from our users to help shape future improvements. In addition, HMCTS has increased staffing levels and streamlined internal processes to improve waiting times.</p><p>Management information published by HMCTS (which does not go through the same level of quality assurance and analysis as the Family Court Statistics Quarterly) shows the average mean length of time taken for a grant of probate, from receipt of documentation, reduced by 3 weeks in March 2024 to 9 weeks. Overall output has also increased, the first quarter of 2024 (January to March 2024) saw the highest quarterly number of grants issued since the statistics have been published, with 83,060 grants issued. This is a 32% increase on the same period in 2023.</p><p>Average waiting times for probate grants are routinely published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly and HMCTS Management information and currently cover the period up to December 2023 and March 2023 respectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 21/05/2024 12:10:15 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715964

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of house sales collapsing as a result of delays to probate.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>This department does not hold information on the number of house sales that collapse as a result of delays to probate.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 20/05/2024 14:53:55 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715424

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Rare Diseases: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to have any discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence about employing additional flexibility for rare condition medicines to take into consideration the implications of having a small population and potentially more expensive medicines.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department regularly meets with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to discuss a range of issues including access to and availability of medicines. NICE’s methods and processes for health technology evaluation have been proven to be suitable for medicines for rare diseases where companies price their products responsibly, and NICE introduced a number of changes to its methods and processes in 2022 that ensure that its processes are appropriate to the evaluation of emerging new technologies.</p><p>NICE also operates a highly specialised technologies programme for the evaluation of a small number of medicines for the treatment of very rare diseases. As of 31 March 2024, NICE has recommended 88% of medicines licensed for the treatment of rare diseases for some or all of the eligible patient population, which is comparable to NICE’s approval rate for all medicines.</p><p>The Innovative Medicines Fund, building on the success of the Cancer Drugs Fund, provides a mechanism for consistent and transparent managed access process for companies offering promising non-cancer medicines at a responsible price. The Fund has already provided early access for National Health Service patients to several innovative new treatments, including for patients with rare diseases such as graft-versus-host disease and Wolman disease.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4223 question first answered 08/05/2024 15:04:32 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715425

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Rare Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to have any discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence about routinely taking into consideration the impact on the physical and mental health of the person with a rare condition and their wider family.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) develops its guidance independently, in line with its established methods and processes, which have been developed through extensive engagement with interested parties. In developing its guidance, the NICE takes into account all physical and mental health-related costs and benefits including, where relevant, the health-related benefits to carers and the wider family.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 20/05/2024 10:36:29 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715426

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Rare Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to have any discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) about continuing to work with the rare condition community to improve engagement and involvement in decision-making from small organisations.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Department officials regularly meet with colleagues in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to discuss a range of issues. Taking into account the advice and experience of people using services, as well as their carers or advocates, alongside that of health and social care professionals, commissioners, providers, and the public, is a central principle that guides the NICE’s work.</p><p>The NICE is committed to working with people who use health and social care services, their families, carers, and the public, as well as with voluntary and community sector organisations, and all of the NICE’s guidance is developed using a process that takes into account the opinions and views of the people who will be affected by them, to ensure their needs and priorities are reflected. The NICE gathers these perspectives through the membership of its committees, and through public consultations at various stages of guidance development. Stakeholders also have an opportunity to comment on the potential impact of the NICE’s guidance on health inequalities.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 09/05/2024 11:30:09 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715427

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	T-Levels: Student Wastage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many students have dropped out of T Levels since 2020; and what percentage of those enrolling have dropped out.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The department’s recently published 2023/24 T Level Action Plan outlines the developments and next steps for T Levels. It also includes the latest student data for the programme. It shows that 5,321 students began their T Level in 2021/22. In summer 2023, 3,592 of those students were retained (68%), and 3,510 were retained and assessed (66%). Similar statistics for students that began their T Level in 2020/21 are not published. Further data about T Levels, as well as details of the methodology used in the above data can be found in the T Level Action Plan Analytical Annex, which is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 14/05/2024 15:27:05 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name HL4283 attachment - T Level Action Plan.pdf title HL4283 - T Level Action Plan Analytical Annex
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath