Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government why they are stopping funding for Tell MAMA; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this decision on the level of Islamophobia in the UK.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Funding for Tell MAMA has not stopped.

In 2024/25, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government made up to £1m of funding available to Tell MAMA via Faith Matters to continue this work. And, following negotiations, Tell MAMA and MHCLG have now signed a Grant Funding Agreement for this financial year and we have instructed payment the first half of 24/25. We are awaiting further claims from Tell Mama for further payment into the second half of the year.

As with all government funding, funding to Tell MAMA is subject to grant funding agreements which are rightly kept under constant review and are subject to continued monitoring and evaluation.

The Government will soon be opening a call for grant applications to ensure we can meet the challenges communities face today. We welcome an application from Tell MAMA and look forward to seeing their new ideas and proposals for confronting hate targeting Muslims and providing support to victims, which is a priority for this government. Further detail will be provided in due course.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the date of the latest UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre business case; what is the latest estimate for the total amount of capital cost including contingency; and whether both the business case and the estimate are publicly available.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

A revised Full Business Case for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was prepared in 2023. That business case supported the Accounting Officer assessment published on 26 June 2023; cost estimates used in the business case were published on 28 June 2023 in a Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook [Statement UIN HLWS875]. The business case assumed that construction would extend from 2024 to 2027 with appropriate contingency included to allow for further delay.

Information on programme costs incurred to date has been set out in answers by Lord Khan of Burnley to Written Parliamentary Questions HL4243 and HL4207 and an answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Written Parliamentary Question HL5549.

The contract awarded in 2016 to Adjaye Associates, Ron Arad Architects and Gustafson Porter + Bowman for the design of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster remains in place.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they last prepared an estimate of the total capital cost for the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, and what assumptions they used for the (1) start date, and (2) end date, of its construction.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

A revised Full Business Case for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was prepared in 2023. That business case supported the Accounting Officer assessment published on 26 June 2023; cost estimates used in the business case were published on 28 June 2023 in a Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook [Statement UIN HLWS875]. The business case assumed that construction would extend from 2024 to 2027 with appropriate contingency included to allow for further delay.

Information on programme costs incurred to date has been set out in answers by Lord Khan of Burnley to Written Parliamentary Questions HL4243 and HL4207 and an answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Written Parliamentary Question HL5549.

The contract awarded in 2016 to Adjaye Associates, Ron Arad Architects and Gustafson Porter + Bowman for the design of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster remains in place.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of time spent by (1) Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government staff, and (2) contractors, on (a) management, (b) project management, (c) planning, (d) legal case management, (e) architectural design, and (f) engineering management, of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

A revised Full Business Case for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was prepared in 2023. That business case supported the Accounting Officer assessment published on 26 June 2023; cost estimates used in the business case were published on 28 June 2023 in a Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook [Statement UIN HLWS875]. The business case assumed that construction would extend from 2024 to 2027 with appropriate contingency included to allow for further delay.

Information on programme costs incurred to date has been set out in answers by Lord Khan of Burnley to Written Parliamentary Questions HL4243 and HL4207 and an answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Written Parliamentary Question HL5549.

The contract awarded in 2016 to Adjaye Associates, Ron Arad Architects and Gustafson Porter + Bowman for the design of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster remains in place.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the contract with Sir David Adjaye and Adjaye Associates to provide lead architectural services for the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre is still in force; and if it, or an amended contract, is in force, what is the scope of that contract or those contracts.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

A revised Full Business Case for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was prepared in 2023. That business case supported the Accounting Officer assessment published on 26 June 2023; cost estimates used in the business case were published on 28 June 2023 in a Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook [Statement UIN HLWS875]. The business case assumed that construction would extend from 2024 to 2027 with appropriate contingency included to allow for further delay.

Information on programme costs incurred to date has been set out in answers by Lord Khan of Burnley to Written Parliamentary Questions HL4243 and HL4207 and an answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Written Parliamentary Question HL5549.

The contract awarded in 2016 to Adjaye Associates, Ron Arad Architects and Gustafson Porter + Bowman for the design of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster remains in place.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of maintenance, landscaping, security and flood defence of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre during and after its construction.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

A revised Full Business Case for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was prepared in 2023. That business case supported the Accounting Officer assessment published on 26 June 2023; cost estimates used in the business case were published on 28 June 2023 in a Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook [Statement UIN HLWS875]. The business case assumed that construction would extend from 2024 to 2027 with appropriate contingency included to allow for further delay.

Information on programme costs incurred to date has been set out in answers by Lord Khan of Burnley to Written Parliamentary Questions HL4243 and HL4207 and an answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Written Parliamentary Question HL5549.

The contract awarded in 2016 to Adjaye Associates, Ron Arad Architects and Gustafson Porter + Bowman for the design of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster remains in place.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 27 January (HL Deb col 9), when they will publish the child's rights impact assessments for the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

The Child’s Rights Impact Assessment was published on 17 March 2025. This is attached and can be accessed at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d7dd3ded6ca9014ba2a28e/Children_s_Wellbeing_and_Schools_Bill_child_s_rights_impact_assessment.pdf.

This assessment examines where children are directly impacted by the policies, and/or where there are particular groups of children and young people more likely to be affected than others.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the changes made to the Nationality: good character requirement guidance published in February are consistent with the practice of disregarding immigration breaches outside of a child's control.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

When assessing good character, it is normally appropriate to disregard immigration breaches if it is accepted this was outside of the applicant’s control. Given illegal entry is normally considered outside a child's control, most children would not be held accountable for their immigration breach. The 10 February 2025 amendments to the good character policy did not alter this position.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the purpose of the changes made to (1) illegal entry, and (2) arriving without a required valid entry clearance or electronic travel authorisation, having made a dangerous journey, in the Nationality: good character requirement guidance.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

There are already rules that can prevent those arriving illegally from gaining citizenship.

On 10 February 2025, the Home Office strengthened measures to make it clear that anyone who enters the UK illegally or who arrives without a required valid entry clearance or electronic valid authorisation having made a dangerous journey, including small boat arrivals, now faces having a British citizenship application refused on the basis that they will not normally be considered to be of good character. This change means that:

• any person applying for British citizenship on or after 10 February 2025, who previously entered the UK illegally will normally be refused, regardless of the time that has passed since the illegal entry took place, and
• any person applying for citizenship before 10 February 2025 where illegal entry is a factor, will continue to have their application reviewed to determine whether that immigration breach should be disregarded for the purpose of the character assessment.

However, each citizenship application will continue to be considered on a case-by-case basis. The Secretary of State may choose to apply discretion to grant citizenship on an exceptional basis where there are particularly exceptional, compelling, or mitigating circumstances.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hanson of Flint on 12 February (HL Deb col 1255), what estimate they have made of the number of refugees who have arrived by unauthorised routes who will (1) apply for citizenship, and (2) have their application for citizenship accepted on the basis that their circumstances are 'exceptional, compelling and mitigating'; and whether these data formed the basis of assumptions that informed the changes made to the Nationality: good character requirement guidance in February 2025.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

No such data is available, and no such estimates have been made.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Sherlock on 18 March (HL Deb col 1203), whether the above-inflation increase in the standard rate of Universal Credit by the end of this Parliament represents an above-inflation increase in any year other than 2026–27.

Answered by Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The announced increase in the standard allowance will see an above inflation increase in every year from 2026/27 to the end of Parliament.

The proposed increases are inflation (measured by CPI), plus: 2.3% in 2026/27, 3.1% in 2027/28, 4.0% in 2028/29 and 4.8% in 2029/30.

As such, in each year, the rates will be what they would have been under CPI uprating and then increased by the relevant percentage figure.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hanson of Flint on 13 December 2024 (HL Deb cols 2010–12), whether the pilot will involve newly recognised refugees with lived experience of the moving on period; what the criteria will be to evaluate success; who is undertaking the pilot; and whether the interim findings will be published, and if so when.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) & RSM have been contracted to undertake an evaluation of the changes to the move on period on behalf of the Home Office. This evaluation will cover the extension of the move on period to 56 days, the provision of liaison officers to support those granted asylum, and the provision of £2.8m recognition payment for select local authorities. It will assess the implementation, early outcomes and value for money of these initiatives. It will also assess the early impact of the rollout of eVisas and how this interacts with the above initiatives.

The following outcomes are of interest, and the evaluation will assess how/whether the changes to the move on period have:

• Reduced the length of stay in asylum accommodation from decision to exit.
• Reduced homelessness amongst newly granted refugees.
• Improved early engagement by local authorities and partners in the move on process.
• Improved signposting to support.
• Improved move on outcomes, e.g. smoother transitions into secured housing, with access to bank account, Universal Credit / work.

Evaluation methods include interviews with newly granted refugees to capture insights from those with lived experience of the move on process.

Interim evaluation findings are due to be delivered shortly, with final evaluation findings delivered this summer.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of disabled people who are in receipt of a means-tested benefit but are not in receipt of personal independence payment.

Answered by Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

There are an estimated 2.0 million disabled people of working age who are in receipt of a means-tested benefit but not receipt of personal independence payment or an equivalent disability benefit, and an estimated 0.7 million of pension age.

Source: These figures are modelled estimates from DWP’s Policy Simulation Model (PSM), and therefore should not be treated as official statistics.

The PSM is tax/benefit static microsimulation model used widely throughout DWP and across Government to assess the impact of welfare policy. The PSM is based on a three-year pooled sample of the Family Resources Survey (FRS 19-20, 21-22 and 22-23). It is therefore subject to potential sampling error and respondent error. This is projected forwards to 2025/26 based on multiple assumptions about incomes for all households. The PSM corrects benefit under-reporting in the FRS by aligning the sample weights to benefit forecasts. The PSM is also calibrated to population data from the ONS and incorporates the OBRs economic forecast. The model does not yet take account of Spring Statement 2025 policy measures.

Notes:
1. Disability is defined as the Equality Act 2010 core definition, self-reported by survey respondents who report that they have a long-term physical or mental health condition, lasting or expected to last at least 12 months, that limits their daily activities either ‘a little’ or ‘a lot’.

2. Means-tested benefits includes any of the following: Universal Credit (UC), Income Support (IS), Employment Support Allowance (ESA), Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Working Tax Credit (WTC), Child Tax Credit (CTC), Housing Benefit (HB, or Northern Ireland equivalent), Council Tax Rebate (CTR, or Northern Ireland equivalent), or Pension Credit (PC).

3. Receipt of Personal Independence Payment includes other broadly equivalent disability benefits: Disability Living allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance (AA). Eligibility for these benefits is based on different criteria from the legal definition of disability (see Note 1). The PSM does not estimate eligibility for disability benefits, relying on those who have reported it in the FRS.

4. Estimates relate to 2025/26 and are rounded to the nearest 0.1 million people.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the proposal in Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published 28 March, for a time-limited contribution-based employment and support allowance, what estimate they have made of the number of people who will no longer be entitled to this allowance if it is time-limited for (1) six months, and (2) 12 months.

Answered by Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’.

A further programme of analysis to support development of the proposals in the Green Paper will be developed and undertaken in the coming months.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many child's rights impact assessments they (1) prepared, and (2) published, in each year from 1 April 2018, broken down by department.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

The department does not collect information on the number of Child’s Rights Impact Assessments that have been prepared or published.

The department co-produced, with civil society, a Child’s Rights Impact Assessment template with guidance that has been shared with other departments.

We encourage the completion of assessments to ensure policy and legislation does not adversely affect children’s rights and wellbeing. Departments individually determine the use and publication of any assessment.

The department has conducted Child’s Rights Impact Assessments for all measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, analysing the impact on children of the policies and where particular groups of children and young people more likely to be affected than others. These documents are accessible at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-wellbeing-and-schools-bill-impact-assessments.

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