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Select Committee
Newcastle University, Newcastle University, and University of Sunderland
 UKR0001 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership

Written Evidence Apr. 15 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: Their ages ranged from 19 to 50, and countries of birth comprised Pakistan, Sudan, Turkey, Nigeria

Commons Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Consideration of Lords messageConsideration of Lords Message - Mon 15 Apr 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberavon) have seen it coming, given that for an entire year the Prime Minister halted flights from neighbouring Pakistan - Speech Link
2: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberavon) they have already been accepted into the resettlement programmes, but are being left high and dry in Pakistan - Speech Link
3: Diana Johnson (Lab - Kingston upon Hull North) c. 254.]We know that families from Afghanistan who helped our armed forces and subsequently fled to Pakistan - Speech Link
4: Robert Buckland (Con - South Swindon) endured great danger in Afghanistan, who still find themselves in danger in a third country—namely Pakistan—and - Speech Link
5: None been advised to get to the nearest border, but, whether it is the border with Iran or the border with Pakistan - Speech Link

MP Financial Interest
Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: National Assembly of Pakistan
Address of donor: Parliament House, Islamabad, Pakistan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (approx. £1,200) and accommodation (approx. £600), value £1,800
Destination of visit: Pakistan
Dates of visit: 6 May 2013 to 13 May 2023
Purpose of visit: Invited as a member of the APPG on Pakistan to mark the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Constitution of Pakistan and participate in parliamentary seminars.
(Registered 9 June 2023)
MP Financial Interest
Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Esplanade Vale Media Limited (trading as British Muslim TV)
Address of donor: Victoria Chambers, 40 Wood Street, Wakefield WF1 2HB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Domestic flights and transportation (£741.13); hotels and entry fees (£258.95); and food (£38), value £1,038.08
Destination of visit: Pakistan
Dates of visit: 29 September 2023 to 7 October 2023
Purpose of visit: Production of tourism documentary, undertaken as Chair of the APPG on Britain-Pakistan Trade and Tourism.
(Registered 12 October 2023)
MP Financial Interest
Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Islamic Relief UK
Address of donor: UK Head Office, 16 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RJ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International flights (£942.26); domestic flights and transportation (£190.81); accommodation (£419.81); and food (£200), value £1,752.88
Destination of visit: Pakistan
Dates of visit: 23 September 2023 to 28 September 2023
Purpose of visit: Visit areas affected by 2022 flooding.
(Registered 27 October 2023; updated 30 October 2023)
MP Financial Interest
Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan
Address of donor: Constitution Ave, G-5/1 G-5, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel accommodation and transport for me and a family member, value £1,800
Destination of visit: Pakistan (Islamabad and Kashmir)
Dates of visit: 23 September 2023 to 1 October 2023
Purpose of visit: Visit to Kashmir and NGO's providing humanitarian aid.
(Registered 24 October 2023)
MP Financial Interest
Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Government of Pakistan, Speaker's Office
Address of donor: Constitution Avenue, G5/2 Islamabad, Pakistan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, internal travel and meals, value £1,800
Destination of visit: Pakistan (Islamabad)
Dates of visit: 6 May 2023 to 13 May 2023
Purpose of visit: Pakistan 1973 Constitution Golden Jubilee Celebrations.
(Registered 5 June 2023)
MP Financial Interest
Khalid Mahmood (Labour - Birmingham, Perry Barr)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (Government of Pakistan)
Address of donor: 5th & 6th Floors, Block B, Pak Secretariat, Red Zone, Islamabad, Pakistan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation, value £268
Destination of visit: Pakistan (Islamabad)
Dates of visit: 11 October 2023 to 15 October 2023
Purpose of visit: Discussion with Ministers and Parliamentarians regarding issues of overseas Pakistanis residing in the constituency.
(Registered 6 November 2023)
MP Financial Interest
Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: (1) Government of Pakistan (2) Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Address of donor: (1) Foreign Office Building, Constitution Avenue,G-5, Islamabad (2) Near Bank Square, Lower Chatter, Muzaffarabad 13100
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Flights, value £1,360 (2) accommodation and meals, value £640
Destination of visit: Pakistan (and Azad Kashmir)
Dates of visit: 22 September 2023 to 30 September 2023
Purpose of visit: To attend high level meetings with government officials to discuss ways of bringing peace and stability to the region and to visit health, development and refugee projects with a delegation of British Parliamentarians and Community Leaders.
(Registered 23 October 2023)
MP Financial Interest
Mohammad Yasin (Labour - Bedford)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Speaker's Office, Government of Pakistan
Address of donor: Constitution Avenue, G-5/2 Islamabad, Pakistan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights to Pakistan (£941.46) and three nights' full board accommodation (£286.53), value £1,227.99
Destination of visit: Pakistan (Islamabad)
Dates of visit: 5 May 2023 to 13 May 2023
Purpose of visit: Pakistan 1973 Constitution Golden Jubilee Celebration.
(Registered 5 June 2023; updated 23 June 2023)