Written Question
Tuesday 16th October 2018
Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect on asylum seekers in Stoke-on-Trent of the closure of the immigration reporting centre in that city.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
Asylum seekers aren’t required to report until they have had a negative decision on their case. The new location is considered to be within a reasonable travelling time. To minimise the impact on those that are required to travel for longer periods we are reducing some individuals reporting frequencies to minimise disruption.
Written Question
Thursday 11th October 2018
Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the consultation process with UK Visa and Immigration prior to the decision to close the immigration reporting centre in Stoke-on-Trent.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The move of reporting away from Stoke-on-Trent was part of a wider programme of work to rationalise our reporting locations to more effectively manage the reporting population.
When the decision to move reporting operations in Stoke-on-Trent had been made, stakeholders were informed. These stakeholders included; Staffordshire Police, Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Team; Social Services; St Marks Hall; Citizens Advice Bureau; SMK Solicitors; Morden Solicitors and Duncan Lewis Solicitors.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Oct 2018
Modern-day Slavery
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered tackling modern-day slavery.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. Before I progress with my short speech, I need to place on the record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Vernon Coaker), who …..."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Oct 2018
Modern-day Slavery
"It is true that where we are today is the result of a collective effort and political will across not only this House but Parliament as a whole. That is demonstrated not only by the number of Members present today but by how the matter has been pursued through APPGs, …..."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Oct 2018
Modern-day Slavery
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Oct 2018
Modern-day Slavery
"Indeed, he is my friend, but he is now only the second most famous person from Huddersfield following the debut of the new Dr Who. I do not know whether he has a sonic screwdriver, but we can sort one out for him.
My hon. Friend is right. A number …..."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Oct 2018
Modern-day Slavery
"My hon. Friend must be somewhat prescient, because he has read ahead in my speech before I have managed to get to that point. I shall touch on it later.
I welcome the announcement by the Government of the review of the Modern Slavery Act, which will be ably chaired …..."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Oct 2018
Modern-day Slavery
"My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. NGOs are doing some excellent work but, fundamentally, I believe that such work should be done by the Home Office and by Government—because we are talking about something set out in statute—rather than relying on the benevolence of third-party organisations.
Despite the work …..."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Oct 2018
Modern-day Slavery
"The hon. Lady is absolutely right. The current scope of section 54 is well meaning, and in some ways if it was implemented correctly it would have a huge impact on large organisations. But if we are being honest and up front, most of the places where modern slavery is …..."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Oct 2018
Modern-day Slavery
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right; I will touch on individual cases later on, where there should be greater support and strength for victims of modern slavery...."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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