Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is he taking to enable Yemeni Nationals seek asylum in the UK after the closure of the British Embassy in Yemen.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
We have a proud history of providing protection for those who need it, in accordance with our obligations under the Refugee Convention. All asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered so that we do not return anyone who faces persecution or serious harm in their country.
However, in line with the approach taken by other signatories to the Refugee Convention, we do not consider asylum claims lodged outside the UK and there is no provision in our Immigration Rules for people to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum. Those who need international protection should claim in the first safe country they reach that is the fastest route to safety.
Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department has had with Greater Manchester Police on the effect of (a) funding and (b) the number of police officers on tackling (i) serious and organised and (ii) gun crime in Greater Manchester.
Answered by Nick Hurd
Home Office Ministers have regular discussions with law enforcement partners as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings.
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) coordinates the operational response of police forces across the UK (including GMP), however, the size and composition of the police workforce is an operational decision for chief officers. The Home Office is working with the NPCC Serious and Or-ganised Crime (SOC) leads to implement the SOC Strategy.
The Government is committed to tackling gun crime and is taking steps to address the issue. This includes measures taken forward in the Offensive Weapons Bill to ban certain rapid firing rifles, and bump stocks, introducing greater regulation of antique firearms, consulting on statutory guidance on firearms licensing to improve standards and the consistency of police licensing decisions, and tightening controls on firearms dealers.
We will ensure the police have the resources they need and police resources will be a priority for the Home Office at the next Spending Review. Overall, public investment in policing is growing by over £1bn from £11.9 billion in 2015/16 to £13 billion in 2018/19, including counter-terrorism policing, local policing and funding of national programmes
Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data his Department holds on the number of people resident in Salford and Eccles constituency that (a) did not have a legal right to stay and (b) were removed or forced to depart the UK in (i) 2011 (ii) 2012 (iii) 2013 (iv) 2014 (v) 2015 (vi) 2016 (vii) 2017 (viii) 2018.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
Any estimate of the exact size of the illegal population in Salford and Eccles constituency is extremely difficult and there would be considerable uncertainty around it.
Exit checks were introduced in April 2015 and are, over time, providing more detailed insights into the behaviour of migrants and how they comply with the restrictions placed upon their length of stay in the UK. The Government is focused on making it harder for people to live in the UK illegally.
For those removed or forced to depart the UK across the periods specified, providing the information requested would require a manual check of individual records which could only be done at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions her Department has in place to help support sponsored foreign nationals at risk of homelessness if their sponsor is no longer available.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
Foreign nationals in the UK who are sponsored, are generally expected to leave the UK if their sponsor is no longer available. Those who qualify for residence in their own right, may be able to apply for housing benefits or homelessness assistance if the conditions of their stay allow recourse to public funds.
Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Ethiopia submitted applications for asylum in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2016-17.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The Home Office publishes annual breakdowns of the number of applications for asylum and the number of applications that were refused at initial decision, broken down by nationality, in the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. The latest figures are available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017
Table as_01 contains the total number of applications, the number of initial decisions (broken down by decision type), and the number of cases where a decision is pending, in each year. Table as_01_q provides quarterly breakdowns of these data.
Table as_06 provides additional information on the outcomes of asylum applications raised in a given year.
Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum submitted by (a) Iranian and (b) Ethiopian nationals between 2010 and the latest date for which figures are available (i) are pending and (ii) have been (A) approved and (B) refused.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The Home Office publishes annual breakdowns of the number of applications for asylum and the number of applications that were refused at initial decision, broken down by nationality, in the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. The latest figures are available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017
Table as_01 contains the total number of applications, the number of initial decisions (broken down by decision type), and the number of cases where a decision is pending, in each year. Table as_01_q provides quarterly breakdowns of these data.
Table as_06 provides additional information on the outcomes of asylum applications raised in a given year.
Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Iran have submitted applications for asylum in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2016-17.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The Home Office publishes annual breakdowns of the number of applications for asylum and the number of applications that were refused at initial decision, broken down by nationality, in the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. The latest figures are available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017
Table as_01 contains the total number of applications, the number of initial decisions (broken down by decision type), and the number of cases where a decision is pending, in each year. Table as_01_q provides quarterly breakdowns of these data.
Table as_06 provides additional information on the outcomes of asylum applications raised in a given year.
Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the types of incidents police have provided an immediate response to in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18; and whether there has been any change in the ability of the police to respond to crimes such as burglary, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.
Answered by Nick Hurd
It is a matter for Chief Constables, working with their Police and Crime Commissioners, to manage their available resources according to local priorities.
Ministers have recently written to police leaders setting out a programme of engagement to better understand the impact of changing demands on the sector and what more can be done to improve productivity and efficiency.
Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the effect of the level for funding Greater Manchester Police in 2016-17 and 2017-18 on its ability to respond to all reported crimes in Salford and Eccles constituency.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The Government protected overall police spending in the 2015 Spending Review, and the 2017/18 police funding settlement maintains that commitment. The Greater Manchester Mayor’s direct resource funding for his Police & Crime Commissioner functions (including council tax precept) is £545.4 million in 2017/18, an increase of £4.2 million on funding levels for 2015/16.
It is a matter for Chief Constables, working with their Police and Crime Commissioners, to manage their available resources according to local priorities. However, Ministers have recently written to police leaders setting out a programme of engagement to better understand the impact of changing demands on the sector and what more can be done to improve productivity and efficiency.
Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of any correlation between levels of crime and the number of police in Salford and Eccles constituency.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The Government protected overall police spending in the 2015 Spending Review, and the 2017/18 police funding settlement maintains that commitment. The Greater Manchester Mayor’s direct resource funding for his Police & Crime Commissioner functions (including council tax precept) is £545.4 million in 2017/18, an increase of £4.2 million on funding levels for 2015/16.
It is a matter for Chief Constables, working with their Police and Crime Commissioners, to manage their available resources according to local priorities. However, Ministers have recently written to police leaders setting out a programme of engagement to better understand the impact of changing demands on the sector and what more can be done to improve productivity and efficiency.