Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Labour - Enfield, Southgate)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the ability of sponsors to meet the costs of legal advice on completing refugee family reunion applications.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The Government does not collect data on the private legal costs of individuals to assist with a refugee family reunion application.
Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Labour - Enfield, Southgate)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful applications for exceptional case funding were made in relation to an application for refugee family reunion in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Labour - Enfield, Southgate)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many European Protection Orders were granted by British courts in each year since 2015.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The table below shows the numbers of “European Protection Orders” made in England and Wales pursuant to Directive 2011/999/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the European Protection Order. Criminal justice is devolved so data for Scotland and Northern Ireland are not included. The citizenship status of the protected person is not collected separately so is not shown, but the table does show the number of orders made in the courts of England and Wales and transmitted to other Member States and also the number received in England and Wales from other Member States.
Calendar Year | Issued by England & Wales and accepted by another Member State | Received and accepted by England & Wales from another Member State | Total |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 – to date | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Labour - Enfield, Southgate)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many EU citizens from non-UK EU states were protected by the European Protection Order when residing in or visiting the UK in each year since 2015.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The table below shows the numbers of “European Protection Orders” made in England and Wales pursuant to Directive 2011/999/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the European Protection Order. Criminal justice is devolved so data for Scotland and Northern Ireland are not included. The citizenship status of the protected person is not collected separately so is not shown, but the table does show the number of orders made in the courts of England and Wales and transmitted to other Member States and also the number received in England and Wales from other Member States.
Calendar Year | Issued by England & Wales and accepted by another Member State | Received and accepted by England & Wales from another Member State | Total |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 – to date | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Labour - Enfield, Southgate)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many UK citizens were protected by the European Protection Order when residing in or visiting another EU member state in each year since 2015.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The table below shows the numbers of “European Protection Orders” made in England and Wales pursuant to Directive 2011/999/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the European Protection Order. Criminal justice is devolved so data for Scotland and Northern Ireland are not included. The citizenship status of the protected person is not collected separately so is not shown, but the table does show the number of orders made in the courts of England and Wales and transmitted to other Member States and also the number received in England and Wales from other Member States.
Calendar Year | Issued by England & Wales and accepted by another Member State | Received and accepted by England & Wales from another Member State | Total |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 – to date | 0 | 1 | 1 |