Found: and emergency care HC 1336 74th Bulb Energy HC 1232 75th Active travel in England HC 1335 76th The Asylum

Found: already dealing with other pressures including the increased number of refugees through the Streamlined Asylum

Found: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration

Found: Mental Health Act 1983 A question was asked by Lord Bradley and answered by Lord Markham. 8 Rwanda: asylum

Found: Submissions on the Town and Country Planning (Former RAF Airfield Wethersfield) (Accommodation for Asylum-Seekers

Found: REL0005 - Asylum decision-making and conversion to Christianity Diocese of Durham Written Evidence

Found: REL0004 - Asylum decision-making and conversion to Christianity Home Office Written Evidence

Found: All hotels contracted for use as asylum accom modation include a termination clause and notice period

Found: and emergency care HC 1336 74th Bulb Energy HC 1232 75th Active travel in England HC 1335 76th The Asylum

Found: Section 76 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 amended s.40 Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to

Found: particularly migration law, and the use of new technologies for border management, migration and asylum

Found: The answer always was, “We’re reviewing asylum seekers’ right to work, so we want to do that review

Found: fairness and efficacy of our system so that we can better protect and support those in genuine need of asylum

Found: UKR0004 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership University of Hull Written Evidence

Found: UKR0003 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership The Fields Association Written Evidence

Found: UKR0005 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership West Lindsey District Council Written Evidence

Found: UKR0007 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Local Government Association Written Evidence

Found: UKR0006 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Refugee Council Written Evidence

Found: UKR0008 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership The Migration Observatory Written Evidence

Found: UKR0001 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Newcastle University, Newcastle University,

Found: UKR0002 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership University of Nottingham, and University of

Found: UKR0010 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership London Councils Written Evidence

Found: UKR0009 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Stop Wethersfield Airfield Prisons Written Evidence

Found: UKR0001 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Newcastle University, Newcastle University,

Found: UKR0002 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership University of Nottingham, and University of

Found: UKR0009 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Stop Wethersfield Airfield Prisons Written Evidence

Found: UKR0005 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership West Lindsey District Council Written Evidence

Found: UKR0007 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Local Government Association Written Evidence

Found: UKR0008 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership The Migration Observatory Written Evidence

Found: UKR0003 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership The Fields Association Written Evidence

Found: UKR0004 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership University of Hull Written Evidence

Found: UKR0006 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Refugee Council Written Evidence

Found: UKR0010 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership London Councils Written Evidence

Found: Public Accounts Committee Oral evidence: Asylum Accommodation and UK- Rwanda partnership, HC 639 Monday

Found: Public Accounts Committee Oral evidence: Asylum Accommodation and UK- Rwanda partnership, HC 639 Monday

Found: and emergency care HC 1336 74th Bulb Energy HC 1232 75th Active travel in England HC 1335 76th The Asylum

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties in Lincolnshire other than hotels Serco have operated for housing asylum seekers since 2020.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation (including in contingency hotels and other contingency accommodation) is published in table Asy_D11 here: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who have claimed asylum since 20 July 2023 will be subject to the duty to remove imposed by the Illegal Migration Act.

Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)

The Illegal Migration Act was introduced on 7^th of March 2023 and received Royal Assent on 20 July 2023. Individuals who entered or arrived illegally from 20 July 2023 will be subject to the duty to remove (section 2 of the Illegal Migration Act) once commenced.

Once the act is commenced, official numbers will be available.

Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, as well as quality and availability of data. The Government’s published data on illegal migration (available here: Statistics relating to Illegal Migration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)).

The Government’s priority is to deter individuals from making dangerous, illegal, and unnecessary journeys to the UK.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which airlines his Department has held discussions on the Rwanda scheme in the last six months.

Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)

The Department engages with commercial partners where required to deliver on its responsibilities. The details of any such discussions are commercially sensitive and therefore we will not be providing a running commentary on them.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department has made on processing asylum applications for people who arrived in the UK between 7 March and 19 July 2023.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

In 2023 we met the Prime Minister's pledge to clear the legacy backlog of asylum cases made before 28 June 2022. The Home Office is now prioritising claims (lodged on or after 28 June 2022).

These are being considered under provisions in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022. It is only right that we consider the oldest claims first.

Our priority is to consider claims as efficiently as possible, in order to process claims efficiently, and reduce the number of people on asylum support, in turn reducing the burden on taxpayers.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Qq 5 to 13 of the oral evidence given by his Department's Permanent Secretary to the Committee of Public Accounts on 15 April 2024, HC 639, when he plans to publish accounting officer advice relating to the (a) Illegal Migration Act 2023 and (b) Safety of Rwanda Bill.

Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)

As the Permanent Secretary stated during the Public Accounts Committee evidence session on 15 April 2024, in his capacity as Accounting Officer (AO) he keeps all assessments under review, including where this relates to the Illegal Migration Act and the Safety of Rwanda Bill. In line with the guidance in Managing Public Money, the Department publishes summary AO assessments on projects that are part of the Government Major Projects Portfolio, once they receive Outline Business Case stage. The summary assessments referred to will be handled in line with due process.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will issue guidance on the exceptional circumstances that would permit an asylum or human rights claim made by a national of a country listed under section 80AA of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 to be declared admissible.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

Section 80A(5) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and section 6(5) of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 set out some examples of what may constitute exceptional circumstances, relevant to the substantive consideration of asylum claims and to removal under the Illegal Migration Act to s.80AA(1) listed states (respectively). These examples are neither exhaustive nor relevant to all cases, and do not purport to be.

Exceptional circumstances are not defined or limited in legislation, but will be considered and applied on a case-by-case basis where it is appropriate.

When we commence and implement the wider measures as set out in section 59 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023, we will provide updated guidance to assist caseworkers in their consideration of exceptional circumstances, and the wider provisions.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is his Department’s policy that Palestinian citizens of Israel have a well-founded fear of persecution if returned to Israel.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

All asylum and human rights claims are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations. Each individual assessment is made by considering any relevant extant caselaw and the latest available country of origin information.

Our position for different groups is set out in the respective country policy and information note(s), which are published on the gov.uk website.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the (a) needs and (b) vulnerabilities of LGBTQI+ people as part of Operation Maximise.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

The safety and wellbeing of asylum seekers in our care is of paramount importance to the Home Office. We expect high standards from all of our providers, and we have a robust governance framework in place to manage service delivery of the Asylum Accommodation Support Contracts (AASC). Further details can be found at: AASC_-_Schedule_2_-_Statement_of_Requirements.pdf.

Section G.2 of the AASC provides examples of factors which accommodation providers should consider as part of their case-by-case assessment of an individual’s needs in room sharing, including whether they identify as LGBT. This aligns with the allocation of accommodation policy which sets out that the circumstances of every person in asylum accommodation should be assessed individually. Where an individual need or safeguarding concern exists, accommodation may be provided to meet such need.

Additionally, the Home Office has published the Asylum Support Contracts Safeguarding Framework at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-support-contracts-safeguarding-framework. This framework sets out a joint, overarching approach, as well as the key controls and reporting mechanisms in place, across the AASC contracts, for safeguarding arrangements.   All asylum seekers have access to a 24/7 AIRE (Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility) service provided for the Home Office by Migrant Help where they can raise any concerns regarding accommodation or support services and they can get information about how to obtain further support.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they have examined, and from which organisations, to determine that (1) Georgia, and (2) India, are safe countries.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

As with all our country assessments to inform asylum and immigration decision making, we have drawn on evidence taken from a wide range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what conditions exist in Rwanda that have led them to conclude that appropriate and professional age assessments will be capable of being carried out on people sent there for immigration purposes where special requirements apply in respect of an uncertainty over an individual’s age.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Our age assessment policies for immigration purposes seek to protect genuine children and identify those who are adults.

The UK-Rwanda Treaty makes clear at Article 3 that the agreement reached between the governments of Rwanda and the UK does not cover unaccompanied children and that the UK Government shall not seek to relocate unaccompanied children under the age of 18. It is therefore only those individuals who are confirmed to be, or have been assessed to be, adults who will be removed to Rwanda.

We have already strengthened the age assessment process through measures introduced in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

I want Government or Parliament to put the human rights of British Citizens above human rights of foreign nationals that have been convicted of criminal offences.

Found: Do not grant asylum to criminal foreigners

Found: Lords Message: Monday 22 April 2024 Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill (Motions

Found: (d) persons exercising any function of the Secretary of State in relation to immigration, asylum

Found: To move the following Clause— “Nationality and visa or asylum status of offenders: reporting

Found: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill LORDS NON-INSISTENCE AND AMENDMENTS IN LIEU

Found: To move the following Clause— “Nationality and visa or asylum status of offenders: reporting

Found: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill COMMONS REASONS [The page and line references

Found: MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS LORDS AMENDMENTS TO THE SAFETY OF RWANDA (ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION) BILL

Found: SAFETY OF RWANDA (ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION) BILL Consideration of Lords Message Wednesday 17

Found: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill MARSHALLED LIST OF MOTIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO

Found: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill LORDS NON-INSISTENCE AND AMENDMENTS IN LIEU

Found: Lords Message: Wednesday 17 April 2024 Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill (Motions

Found: To move the following Clause— “Nationality and visa or asylum status of offenders: reporting

Found: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill MARSHALLED LIST OF MOTIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO

Found: Mental Health Act 1983 A question was asked by Lord Bradley and answered by Lord Markham. 8 Rwanda: asylum

Found: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill COMMONS DISAGREEMENT, REASONS, INSISTENCE ON

Found: MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS LORDS AMENDMENTS TO THE SAFETY OF RWANDA (ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION) BILL

Found: Lords Message: Monday 15 April 2024 Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill (Motions

Found: SAFETY OF RWANDA (ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION) BILL Consideration of Lords Message Monday 15 April

Found: Lords Message: Monday 15 April 2024 Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill (Decisions

Found: To move the following Clause— “Nationality and visa or asylum status of offenders: reporting

Found: (d) persons exercising any function of the Secretary of State in relation to immigration, asylum

Found: The main transfers of responsibility are as follows:A) From April 1999, benefits paid in respect of Asylum

Found: The main transfers of responsibility are as follows: A) From April 1999, benefits paid in respect of Asylum

Found: Under this Part: i) An “application for asylum” (or an “asylum application”) is a claim by a person

Found: On 28 December, Chung announced on social media that he had arrived in the UK to seek political asylum

Found: Under this Part: i) An “application for asylum” (or an “asylum application”) is a claim by a person

Found: Under this Part: i) An “application for asylum” (or an “asylum application”) is a claim by a person

Found: Lord Steyn’s speech in R (Westminster City Council) v National Asylum Support Service [2002] UKHL 38

Found: Under this Part: i) An “application for asylum” (or an “asylum application”) is a claim by a person

Found: emails about this page Print this page Related content Collection Children (asylum

Found: For guidance on when it is appropriate to make a referral to the Asylum Safeguarding Hub within Asylum

Found: the operation of the RRWC in Glasgow this year, including as a result of the Home Office streamlined asylum

Found: October of last year, I have received several hundred letters from people in Gaza pleading to be granted asylum

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent reports that five asylum seekers living in hotels in Scotland have attempted suicide.

Answered by Roddick, Emma - Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees

The Home Office is responsible for the provision of asylum accommodation and support, including the use of contingency hotels. The Scottish Government has consistently made clear to UK Government that hotels are not appropriate accommodation and we continue to be concerned about the effect prolonged stays in hotels have on people’s wellbeing.

People seeking asylum living in Scotland are entitled to access healthcare, including referral to mental health services. The Scottish Government funds a range of action that supports mental health and wellbeing which is available to anyone living in Scotland, regardless of their residence status.

Every suicide is a tragedy with a far-reaching impact on family, friends and the wider community. In implementing the Scottish Government and CoSLA’s suicide prevention strategy, Creating Hope Together, and its first 3-year Action Plan, we are working hard to tackle the inequalities that can lead to suicide and are prioritising communities and groups—including asylum seekers and refugees—with a heightened risk of suicide.

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to local authorities to ensure that adequate and accessible mental health support is available to asylum seekers in Scotland.

Answered by Roddick, Emma - Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees

The Scottish Government funds a range of action that supports mental health and wellbeing which is available to anyone living in Scotland, regardless of their residence status.

The Home Office is responsible for the provision of asylum accommodation and support, including the use of contingency hotels. People seeking asylum living in Scotland are entitled to access healthcare, including referral to mental health services.

Through our actions in our Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Delivery Plan and Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan, we will continue to tackle the underlying causes of mental health inequalities and how we can better support groups most at risk of poor mental health, including asylum seekers and refugees.