Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passengers have arrived in the UK by rail from countries not included on the list of covid-19 travel corridors since 3 July 2020.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office does not routinely release location specific statistics on the arrival of passengers by specific modes of transport.
However, the Home Office is due to publish additional statistics relating to Covid-19 and the immigration system in the next few weeks.
This statistics will be published on the gov,uk website
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passengers in total have arrived in the UK by air from each country not included on the list of covid-19 travel corridors since 3 July 2020.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office does not routinely release location specific statistics on the arrival of passengers by specific modes of transport.
However, the Home Office is due to publish additional statistics relating to Covid-19 and the immigration system in the next few weeks.
This statistics will be published on the gov,uk website
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women are detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office publishes statistics on people entering detention in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on people entering detention under immigration powers by place of detention and sex, are published in Table Det_D01and on people in detention at the last day of each quarter in Table Det_D02 of the ‘immigration detention detailed datasets’. The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on detention.
Figures on people entering detention in Q3 2020 will be published on 26 November 2020. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’.
The figures published in Det_D01 relate to the first place of detention. If an individual enters immigration detention in another part of the detention estate, or in prison before being moved to Yarl’s Wood, they will be recorded under that centre.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/returns-and-detention-datasets#immigration-detention
https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=release-date-oldest
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are detained in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office publishes statistics on people entering detention in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on people entering detention under immigration powers by place of detention and sex, are published in Table Det_D01and on people in detention at the last day of each quarter in Table Det_D02 of the ‘immigration detention detailed datasets’. The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on detention.
Figures on people entering detention in Q3 2020 will be published on 26 November 2020. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’.
The figures published in Det_D01 relate to the first place of detention. If an individual enters immigration detention in another part of the detention estate, or in prison before being moved to Yarl’s Wood, they will be recorded under that centre.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/returns-and-detention-datasets#immigration-detention
https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=release-date-oldest
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) people, (b) men and (c) women were detained in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre in each month from 1 July 2019.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office publishes statistics on people entering detention in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on people entering detention under immigration powers by place of detention and sex, are published in Table Det_D01and on people in detention at the last day of each quarter in Table Det_D02 of the ‘immigration detention detailed datasets’. The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on detention.
Figures on people entering detention in Q3 2020 will be published on 26 November 2020. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’.
The figures published in Det_D01 relate to the first place of detention. If an individual enters immigration detention in another part of the detention estate, or in prison before being moved to Yarl’s Wood, they will be recorded under that centre.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/returns-and-detention-datasets#immigration-detention
https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=release-date-oldest
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessments her Department is undertaking on the effectiveness of the approaches of other countries on testing individuals arriving at airports from abroad.
Answered by Kevin Foster
Home Office Ministers continue to take advice from the scientific advice bodies, such as SAGE and Public Health England on the effectiveness of testing individuals on arrival. This includes other countries’ experiences.
Self-isolation requirements were introduced on 8 June for those coming into the UK to reduce the risk of new cases of infection being brought into the UK from overseas. This policy is a crucial part of our plan to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections in the UK. For the moment, temperature screening does not form part of measures imposed at the border as it is assessed not to provide an effective indication of being infected with coronavirus. Travellers may remain asymptomatic or will be able to mask symptoms, such as a high temperature, through medication.
There remain in place procedures for dealing with passengers who report as symptomatic upon arrival.
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis was for the decision for Border Force officials not to ask people arriving at UK airports from other countries to quarantine themselves.
Answered by Kevin Foster
Our approach to tackling coronavirus is and has always been driven by the latest scientific and medical advice, and procedures at the border have been strictly following the latest PHE guidance throughout.
During the contain phase we had enhanced monitoring at the borders to identify symptomatic travellers from high risk areas early and safely triage them into the health system.
Since 8 June, all passengers arriving in the UK have been required to complete a locator form as well as self-isolate for 14 days. This applies to all nationalities. Full details of these new measures, including the very limited exemptions to the new rules, can be found at www.gov.uk/uk-border-control.
Border Force continues to work collaboratively with devolved administrations, including Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England, to support the COVID 19 response
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Border Force officials have been directed to routinely question people arriving in the UK from abroad with regard to symptoms of covid-19.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Border Force's remit does not extend to medical screening of passengers at ports.? Medical assessments of arriving passengers is for Public Health Officials.
Travellers returning to the UK are not specifically tested for coronavirus.
Passengers arriving to the UK have to complete traveller locator forms and quarantine for 14 days. Border Force undertake spot checks at the border to ensure the forms have been completed.
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps Border Force officials are taking to establish whether social distancing is taking place on aircraft arriving in the UK.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The health response at ports is a cross-government responsibility as is the work to protect critical supply chains. While Border Force are working closely with PHE, DHSC, DfT, Devolved Administrations, port operators and carriers to ensure arriving passengers have access to the latest PHE and government advice on arrival. The safety of passengers, including implementing any social distancing measures while on an aircraft, is the responsibility of the carrier.
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken by Border Force to ensure that people returning to the UK from abroad are aware of the latest Government guidelines on covid-19.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The health response at ports is a cross-government responsibility as is the work to protect critical supply chains. Border Force are working closely with DHSC, PHE, Devolved Administrations, port operators and carriers to ensure arriving passengers have access to the latest advice on arrival.