Asked by: Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of all asylum appeals were made by Eritrean nationals or refugees in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, and (3) 2015.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
In answer to Questions HL329 and HL331, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 04/05/2016 for Question HL8090.
In answer to Question HL330, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 04/05/2016 for Question HL8089.
In answer to Question HL332 and HL333, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 11/05/2016 for Questions HL8091 and HL9092.
Asked by: Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of Eritreans who challenged an initial asylum refusal won their appeal in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, and (3) 2015.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
In answer to Questions HL329 and HL331, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 04/05/2016 for Question HL8090.
In answer to Question HL330, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 04/05/2016 for Question HL8089.
In answer to Question HL332 and HL333, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 11/05/2016 for Questions HL8091 and HL9092.
Asked by: Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Eritrean nationals appealed against an initial asylum refusal in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, and (3) 2015.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
In answer to Questions HL329 and HL331, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 04/05/2016 for Question HL8090.
In answer to Question HL330, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 04/05/2016 for Question HL8089.
In answer to Question HL332 and HL333, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 11/05/2016 for Questions HL8091 and HL9092.
Asked by: Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, of all the appeals made against initial asylum refusals by Eritrean nationals, how many were made (1) within the UK, and (2) from outside the UK, in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, and (c) 2015.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
In answer to Questions HL329 and HL331, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 04/05/2016 for Question HL8090.
In answer to Question HL330, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 04/05/2016 for Question HL8089.
In answer to Question HL332 and HL333, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 11/05/2016 for Questions HL8091 and HL9092.
Asked by: Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Eritrean nationals were required to pay fees for their asylum appeals in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, and (3) 2015.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
In answer to Questions HL329 and HL331, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 04/05/2016 for Question HL8090.
In answer to Question HL330, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 04/05/2016 for Question HL8089.
In answer to Question HL332 and HL333, I refer the noble Lady to my answer on 11/05/2016 for Questions HL8091 and HL9092.
Asked by: Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each local authority in England and Wales, what is the total number of Eritrean residents who have been listed on successful asylum applications by individuals seeking reunification with close family members in the UK.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
There are several different routes for families to be reunited safely in the UK. Applications for family reunion can be received both in country and out of country and are processed by a number of casework units within the Home Office depending on the particular route applied through including International Operations, Settlement, Complex Casework and Asylum Operations.
The way these applications are processed and the method used to store the data on the main immigration database means that not all of the data regarding sponsors is recorded on centrally collated statistical databases and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost by examination of thousands of case records.
Within the visa tables of the Home Office's quarterly Immigration Statistics, family reunion applications from dependants of those with refugee status or humanitarian protection in the UK (made under Part 11 of the Immigration Rules) are included in the 'Family: other' category. Whilst this 'Family: other' category includes a small number of other applications, the vast majority relate to family reunion and hence the published figures provide a good indication of trends for family reunion cases. There were 616 entry clearance visas granted to Eritreans in the 'Family: other' category in the year ending March 2016.
Source: Home Office, Immigration Statistics January to March 2016 Family topic https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2016/family#visas
Asked by: Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision for language interpretation services has been provided for Eritrean nationals in Calais who may lack the necessary level of English to complete an asylum request.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Responsibility for the processing of asylum claims in Calais is a matter for the French Government.
Asked by: Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of Eritreans who challenged an initial asylum refusal won their appeal in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, and (3) 2015.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Figures on asylum appeal determinations by country of nationality are published quarterly by the Home Office in the Immigration Statistics release. The following table gives the proportion of determined asylum appeals from Eritrean nationals that were allowed in each year, from 2013 to 2015.
Proportion of determined asylum appeals from Eritrean nationals that were allowed, 2013 to 2015 |
Year | Appeals determined for Eritrean nationals | Appeals allowed for Eritrean nationals | Proportion of appeals that were allowed for Eritrean nationals |
2013 | 76 | 27 | 36% |
2014 | 114 | 50 | 44% |
2015 | 562 | 452 | 80% |
Table notes: |
(1) Source: table as_14, Immigration Statistics October to December 2015, Home Office |
(2) HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) (formerly the Tribunals Service Immigration and Asylum (TSIA)), consists of the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber (FTTIAC and UTIAC). This replaced the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) on 15 February 2010. All figures for appeals determined are cases dealt with by Immigration Judges at the AIT or FTTIAC. | ||||||
(3) Figures exclude dependants. | ||||||
(4) The appeals allowed figures may include a small number of cases where the asylum application was granted at initial decision, but later appealed against. This may be due to the circumstances of the grant (i.e. discretionary leave/UASC leave rather than asylum). | ||||||
(5) Data for 2015 are provisional and subject to update. |
A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics, October to December 2015, is available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2015
Asked by: Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of overall asylum appeals were lodged by Eritrean nationals or refugees in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, and (3) 2015.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Figures on asylum appeals by nationality are published quarterly by the Home Office in the Immigration Statistics release. The following table gives the proportion of total asylum appeals that were lodged by Eritrean nationals, for 2013 to 2015.
Proportion of total asylum appeals received that were lodged by Eritrean nationals, 2013-2015 | ||||||
Year | Total appeals received | Appeals received from Eritrean nationals | Proportion of total appeals from Eritrean nationals | |||
2013 | 8,519 | 88 | 1% | |||
2014 | 8,241 | 172 | 2% | |||
2015 | 14,041 | 1718 | 12% | |||
Table notes: | ||||||
(1) Source: table as_14, Immigration Statistics October to December 2015, Home Office | ||||||
(2) Figures exclude dependants | ||||||
(3) Figures for 2015 are provisional and subject to update | ||||||
A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics, October to December 2015, is available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release.
Asked by: Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of claims that women refugees who are in the UK (1) are not guaranteed female interviewers and interpreters who have been trained in sexual violence and trauma, (2) are not always provided with childcare during interviews, and (3) are not given adequate information about their rights.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
When an application for asylum is lodged, all asylum seekers are provided with information, in a range of languages, about the asylum process including appeal rights and other rights and responsibilities. In addition this leaflet, entitled ‘Information about your asylum application’, also includes details of where asylum seekers can obtain information about local legal advisers and local and national voluntary sector organisations who can provide assistance. For instance Asylum Help (part of Migrant Help), is funded by the Home Office and have a presence at many of the initial accommodation sites across the UK as well as providing a multi lingual website and freephone service offering confidential and impartial advice and guidance to adult asylum seekers and their dependants.
Since April 2015, female asylum seekers are guaranteed a female interviewer at their substantive asylum interview. In addition we also provide female interpreters where operationally possible. All asylum interview officers and decision makers receive training on gender issues during their initial training, this includes information about dealing sensitively with sexual trauma and violence.
Childcare facilities are currently provided in our Cardiff, Leeds and Solihull interview suites, with similar provisions soon to be made available in Glasgow and Liverpool. We are working towards tendering a national childcare contract to enable facilities to be made available in all our asylum casework hubs.