Asked by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many residents of Leicester have been detained in immigration removal centres since January 2020.
Answered by Tom Pursglove
This Government is clear that foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them. Since January 2019 we have returned 9,286 foreign national offenders (FNOs) and since January 2020, we have utilised over 110 charter flights to deport FNOs and other immigration offenders to countries across Europe and around the rest of the world.
Information on deportations and detentions by constituency or county level are not held centrally by the Home Office. Published information on returns including deportation and detention is available from Immigration statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and the factsheet on Returns, Deportation and Charter Flights Factsheet - Home Office in the media (blog.gov.uk)
Asked by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many residents of Leicester East constituency have been detained in immigration removal centres since January 2020.
Answered by Tom Pursglove
This Government is clear that foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them. Since January 2019 we have returned 9,286 foreign national offenders (FNOs) and since January 2020, we have utilised over 110 charter flights to deport FNOs and other immigration offenders to countries across Europe and around the rest of the world.
Information on deportations and detentions by constituency or county level are not held centrally by the Home Office. Published information on returns including deportation and detention is available from Immigration statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and the factsheet on Returns, Deportation and Charter Flights Factsheet - Home Office in the media (blog.gov.uk)
Asked by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many residents of Leicester have been deported on charter flights since January 2020.
Answered by Tom Pursglove
This Government is clear that foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them. Since January 2019 we have returned 9,286 foreign national offenders (FNOs) and since January 2020, we have utilised over 110 charter flights to deport FNOs and other immigration offenders to countries across Europe and around the rest of the world.
Information on deportations and detentions by constituency or county level are not held centrally by the Home Office. Published information on returns including deportation and detention is available from Immigration statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and the factsheet on Returns, Deportation and Charter Flights Factsheet - Home Office in the media (blog.gov.uk)
Asked by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many residents of Leicester have been deported since January 2020.
Answered by Tom Pursglove
This Government is clear that foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them. Since January 2019 we have returned 9,286 foreign national offenders (FNOs) and since January 2020, we have utilised over 110 charter flights to deport FNOs and other immigration offenders to countries across Europe and around the rest of the world.
Information on deportations and detentions by constituency or county level are not held centrally by the Home Office. Published information on returns including deportation and detention is available from Immigration statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and the factsheet on Returns, Deportation and Charter Flights Factsheet - Home Office in the media (blog.gov.uk)
Asked by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many residents of Leicester East constituency have been deported on charter flights since January 2020.
Answered by Tom Pursglove
This Government is clear that foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them. Since January 2019 we have returned 9,286 foreign national offenders (FNOs) and since January 2020, we have utilised over 110 charter flights to deport FNOs and other immigration offenders to countries across Europe and around the rest of the world.
Information on deportations and detentions by constituency or county level are not held centrally by the Home Office. Published information on returns including deportation and detention is available from Immigration statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and the factsheet on Returns, Deportation and Charter Flights Factsheet - Home Office in the media (blog.gov.uk)
Asked by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many residents of Leicester East constituency have been deported since January 2020.
Answered by Tom Pursglove
This Government is clear that foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them. Since January 2019 we have returned 9,286 foreign national offenders (FNOs) and since January 2020, we have utilised over 110 charter flights to deport FNOs and other immigration offenders to countries across Europe and around the rest of the world.
Information on deportations and detentions by constituency or county level are not held centrally by the Home Office. Published information on returns including deportation and detention is available from Immigration statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and the factsheet on Returns, Deportation and Charter Flights Factsheet - Home Office in the media (blog.gov.uk)
Asked by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the length of time Afghan nationals will have to wait to be housed in the UK from the opening of the Afghanistan citizens’ resettlement scheme.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
All those brought to the UK under Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme will be provided with essential living items whilst accommodated in bridging hotels.
They will also receive comprehensive integration support as they start their new lives in the UK. A package of support to acclimatise to the UK, learn English, and find work, will enable rapid self-sufficiency and social integration in UK communities.
The Government is working closely with local authorities to secure permanent accommodation for families and ensure families are moved into these homes as soon as they become available.
Asked by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that Afghan refugees arriving in the UK have access to toothpaste, nappies, medicines and other basic necessities.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
All those brought to the UK under Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme will be provided with essential living items whilst accommodated in bridging hotels.
They will also receive comprehensive integration support as they start their new lives in the UK. A package of support to acclimatise to the UK, learn English, and find work, will enable rapid self-sufficiency and social integration in UK communities.
The Government is working closely with local authorities to secure permanent accommodation for families and ensure families are moved into these homes as soon as they become available.
Asked by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Afghan nationals who have already been evacuated from Kabul airport but are in third countries will be counted in the 20,000 quota for the Afghanistan citizen’s resettlement scheme.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Government has worked at pace to develop a new and bespoke resettlement scheme, announced on 18 August, which will relocate 5,000 vulnerable people in its first year. The ACRS is one of the most generous schemes in our country’s history, which will give up to 20,000 people at risk a new life in the UK over coming years.
We must ensure people can be properly supported when they get to the UK. A huge programme of work spanning different government departments, charities, NGOs, local authorities and communities is already underway to resettle people safely and provide support including with healthcare, education, jobs and housing. It is right that we support local authorities, and that we do not take more people than we can accommodate.
Some of those who arrived in the UK under the evacuation programme, which included individuals who were considered to be at particular risk – will be the first to be resettled under the ACRS.
The Government will work with international partners and NGOs in the region to implement a referral process for those inside Afghanistan, (where safe passage can be arranged) and for those who have recently fled to other countries in the region. We will need some time to work through the details of this process, which depends in part on the situation in Afghanistan.
Asked by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Afghan nationals who have already been evacuated from Kabul airport will be counted in the 20,000 quota for the Afghanistan citizens’ resettlement scheme.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Government has worked at pace to develop a new and bespoke resettlement scheme, announced on 18 August, which will relocate 5,000 vulnerable people in its first year. The ACRS is one of the most generous schemes in our country’s history, which will give up to 20,000 people at risk a new life in the UK over coming years.
We must ensure people can be properly supported when they get to the UK. A huge programme of work spanning different government departments, charities, NGOs, local authorities and communities is already underway to resettle people safely and provide support including with healthcare, education, jobs and housing. It is right that we support local authorities, and that we do not take more people than we can accommodate.
Some of those who arrived in the UK under the evacuation programme, which included individuals who were considered to be at particular risk – will be the first to be resettled under the ACRS.
The Government will work with international partners and NGOs in the region to implement a referral process for those inside Afghanistan, (where safe passage can be arranged) and for those who have recently fled to other countries in the region. We will need some time to work through the details of this process, which depends in part on the situation in Afghanistan.