Written Question
Thursday 16th May 2024
Asked by:
Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh South West)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Palestinians who were living in Gaza before 27 October 2023 have been granted the right to enter the UK.
Answered by Tom Pursglove
The information requested is not available in the requested format.
Written Question
Monday 13th November 2023
Asked by:
Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh South West)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including time spent awaiting an asylum decision within the five year period applicants must be in the UK before they may apply for indefinite leave to remain.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
Whilst we do not have any plans to review the process by which refugees may apply for settlement protection, we have taken action to accelerate decision-making and rapidly speed up processing times to eliminate the backlog of people waiting for initial asylum decisions by the end of 2023. This will ensure asylum seekers are not left months or even years waiting for a decision.
We have done this by streamlining and modernising the end-to-end process, with improved guidance and more focussed interviews; and continued enhancement of digital technology.
Written Question
Thursday 14th September 2023
Asked by:
Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh South West)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of fraud on businesses.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat
Discussions with Cabinet peers are held in confidence. However, the Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public and businesses from this devastating crime.
The 2020 Economic Crime Survey showed that around 1 in 5 businesses in surveyed sectors had been a victim of fraud over a three-year period. The mean annual cost per business of all fraud incidents was around £16,000, and the median cost was £1,000. 37% of businesses that experienced fraud also reported other impacts, including on the wellbeing of their staff.
The Fraud Strategy, published earlier this year, sets out the Government’s three pillar approach to tackling this crime. We will work with industry, intelligence agencies, law enforcement, and with all partners to ensure that people and businesses have the advice and support they need.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Nov 2022
Manston Update
"On 2 November, nearly a month ago, I, as Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, together with the Chairs of the Home Affairs, Justice, and Women and Equalities Committees, wrote a long and detailed letter to the Home Secretary posing various questions about the conditions at Manston. We …..."Joanna Cherry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Migration
"As we heard, on 24 November last year at least 27 people drowned while attempting to cross the channel in a dinghy, including a little girl. Five are missing and only two survived. A documentary called “The Crossing” that was shown on ITV on Monday night presented evidence that the …..."Joanna Cherry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2022
National Security Bill
"I was here to speak to new clause 7 and amendments 17 to 28 and 30 to 39, but there is not enough time for me to do so. That is most regrettable, given the importance of the Bill.
I am here not in my personal capacity but as Chair …..."Joanna Cherry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Oct 2022
Western Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing Centres
"May I gently remind the Home Secretary that it is not illegal to seek asylum? What is illegal is to detain people without a proper basis in law. Will she confirm that she has ignored legal advice that keeping asylum seekers at Manston for more than 24 hours could be …..."Joanna Cherry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Public Order Bill
"I rise to speak to the amendments in my name and the name of the hon. Member for Vauxhall (Florence Eshalomi), which arise from the legislative scrutiny of the Bill by the Joint Committee on Human Rights. They are amendments 28 to 31, 33, 34 to 36, 37 to 40 …..."Joanna Cherry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Public Order Bill
"I suspect the Minister will still hear our views after we become independent, so I would not get too upset about that.
During the passage of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, the Joint Committee looked very carefully at a large volume of responses and heard from two panels …..."Joanna Cherry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Public Order Bill
"That is a very good point and I am grateful to the hon. Lady for making it.
It is a matter of regret that when the Government responded to our cross-party report they said:
“Any chilling effect on the right to protest, damage to the UK’s reputation, or encouragement of …..."Joanna Cherry - View Speech
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