Every parliamentary written question tabled by Rupert Lowe this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing daily numbers of irregular migrants housed in (a) hotels and (b) other accommodation.
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, the resources required to compile the statistics, as well as quality and availability of data.
How many deportations have been prevented through use of the European Convention on Human Rights in each of the last 10 years.
The Home Office does not regularly publish information about the basis of foreign national offender (FNO) appeals. However, in February 2022 an ad hoc study was published on FNO lodged and allowed appeals, covering some of the period covered in this question. This includes the number allowed at the First-tier Tribunal, pursuant to the European Convention on Human Rights.
How many repeat deportations there were in each of the last ten years.
Available statistics on the returns of foreign national offenders (FNOs) are published on a quarterly basis in the Returns Detailed Datasets, and are currently available to the end of June 2024, which are available at: Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The next update will be published on 28 November 2024.A deportation order requires a person to leave the UK and prohibits them from lawfully entering the UK while it remains in force. Entering in breach of a deportation order is a criminal offence under section 24(1)(a) of the 1971 Act, with a maximum sentence of five years.Any FNO who enters the UK in breach of a deportation order will be returned to custody to finish any remaining time of their custodial sentence and will be swiftly removed on completion of their sentence.We have already begun delivering a major surge in immigration enforcement and returns activity to remove people with no right to be in the UK, with 9,400 people already being returned since the new government came into power.
How many individuals with Application Registration Cards were (a) arrested and (b) convicted in the last 12 months.
Available information on arrests for notifiable offences in England and Wales is published annually and the latest available data covering the year ending March 2024 can be found here: Stop and search, arrests and mental health detentions, March 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)It is not possible from this data to identify whether someone has an Application Registration Card.Prosecutions are a matter for the Ministry of Justice.
How many under-18's were investigated for non-crime hate incidents in each of the last five years.
The Home Office does not at present centrally hold or collate this information.
How many suspect interviews were conducted broken down by the language used in the interview in each police force in the last 12 months.
The Home Office does not hold the information requested.The Home Office annually collects and publishes information on the number of people detained in custody. The latest available data is for the year ending March 2023 and can be found here: Other PACE powers, year ending March 2023 (second edition) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).Information on whether an interview was conducted whilst in detention, including the language used, is not centrally collected by the Home Office.
Pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11414 on Undocumented Migrants: Crimes of Violence, whether her Department collects data on incidents of assault by irregular migrants against Departmental staff.
Immigration Enforcement capture all recorded incidents of assault against staff, regardless of the immigration status.
What the total number of nights spent in hotels by irregular migrants is by constituency.
Available data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority and accommodation type, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab). The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to end the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all accommodation arrangements.
What guidance is available to immigration staff for dealing with irregular migrants found to have given false information about their age; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of deporting those migrants.
If there is a discrepancy between the information someone provides at any stage in the asylum process, and any related facts subsequently established, this will be taken into account alongside any other underlying factors when assessing their credibility in line with section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004 and the relevant policy guidance.
How many (a) people and (b) boats have been prevented from crossing the English Channel by the French authorities since the start of UK payments for this purpose.
The UK began funding French operations to counter crossings of the Channel by migrants in small boats in January 2019. Since that time, over 5,000 boats carrying more than 115,000 persons have been prevented from crossing.Weekly summary of small boat arrivals and preventions - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What funds her Department has provided to the French government to help prevent irregular migrant crossings of the English Channel.
Our cooperation with France on irregular migration is underpinned by the Uk’s commitments under the 2023 Sandhurst Treaty, published on 10th March 2023 and available at the following link:UK-France Joint Leaders' Declaration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 12319 on Terrorism, if she will publish (a) a breakdown by ideological motivation of those late stage attacks that would not affect either on-going investigations and (b) the most common ideological motivation of the 43 late stage attacks.
As the Director General of MI5 said in their annual threat report, MI5’s counter terrorist work remains roughly 75% Islamist extremist, 25% extreme right-wing terrorism.Further detail on disruptions is not disclosable without jeopardising ongoing investigations and wider national security operations.
How many non-crime hate incidents were reported on the grounds of (a) race, (b) religion, (c) sexual orientation, (d) disability and (e) transgender identity in each of the last 10 years by police force.
The Home Office does not centrally hold information on the number of non-crime hate incidents recorded by individual police forces.This data is held by police forces.
How many police visits by each police force for non-crime hate incidents there were in each of the last ten years.
The Home Office does not centrally hold information on the number of non-crime hate incidents recorded by individual police forces.This data is held by police forces.
Pursuant to the Answer of 13 November to Question 12585 on Undocumented Migrants, if she will make an estimate of the number of asylum seekers for which her Department doesn't have an address listed.
There is no data published regarding asylum claimants without an address. The Home Office publishes statistics on the number of people in asylum accommodation in table Asy_D09 of the quarterly Immigration System Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables. Not all asylum seekers will be housed in Home Office accommodation as some will be supported by friends and family, for example. The Home Office maintains records of addresses of asylum claimants and updates these records in the event the Department is informed an asylum claimant moves address. Asylum claimants must maintain contact with the Home Office and report changes of their circumstances, such as change in address, as soon as reasonably possible, as referenced in paragraph 358B of Immigration rules: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules.If an asylum claimant fails to update the Home Office with change of circumstances, such as an address, as soon as reasonably possible their asylum claim may be withdrawn, as referenced in Paragraph 333C of the Immigration Rules. More information can be found at the Implicit Withdrawals section of the Withdrawals Guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/withdrawing-asylum-applications/withdrawing-asylum-claims-accessible.
How much each police force spent on monitoring social media in each of the last ten years.
Police forces do not routinely monitor social media but will investigate allegations of suspected criminal activity committed on social media platforms that are brought to their attention.The Home Office does not hold information on how much police forces in England and Wales spend on monitoring social media.
How many personnel were assigned to monitoring social media by the police in of the last ten years.
Police forces do not routinely monitor social media but will investigate allegations of suspected criminal activity committed on social media platforms that are brought to their attention.The Home Office does not hold information on how much police forces in England and Wales spend on monitoring social media.
How many (a) 17 and (b) 18 year old irregular migrants there are in each local authority area.
The Home Office publishes data on irregular arrivals in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK release’. Data on irregular arrivals broken down by age group are published in table Irr_D01 of the 'Irregular migration detailed datasets'. The Home Office does not publish data on individual ages of irregular arrivals to the UK, or a breakdown of irregular migrants by local authority, or whether they attend a school. Data on asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority is published in table Asy_D11 of the 'Asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority detailed datasets' as part of the 'Immigration system statistics quarterly release'. Please note that not all asylum seekers arrived via irregular means and that not all irregular migrants are asylum seekers in receipt of support. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. The latest data refers to arrivals up to and people supported as on 30 June 2024.
How many migrants have entered the UK and given birth within three months by visa type.
The Home Office does not hold this information.
How many enforcement visits have taken place in each local authority in each of the last ten years; and what the total cost to the public purse was of these visits.
Information about the number of Enforcement Visits conducted by Immigration Enforcement in each local authority in each of the past ten years is not available in our published data. Our published national data on enforcement visits from 2019 – April 2024 is available at the following link: Statistics relating to Illegal Migration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).We do not routinely publish the information you have requested regarding the total cost of enforcement visits over the past ten years, and could only obtain this information at a disproportionate cost.