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 she will make an estimate of the average amount of time that elapsed between the arrival in the UK of foreign nationals who go on to offend and the date of their offence by nationality in the last
I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer I gave on 27 November to his Question UIN 15076.
Pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13342 on Shoplifting Prosecutions, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) number of people who avoided charges and (b) value of goods l
It is not possible to estimate the number of people who have avoided criminal sanctions, or the value of items stolen, as a result of the effective immunity on shoplifted goods under £200 introduced by the last Government.However, this Government will sen...
If she will (a) introduce more thorough age assessments for irregular migrants and (b) reassess the age of all 16-17 year old irregular migrants in the UK.
I refer the Honourable member to the answer I gave on 22nd October to question UIN 9190.
How many irregular migrants were arrested in Great Yarmouth constituency in each of the last five years.
This data is not held centrally, and could only be at disproportionate cost.
How many people whose application for asylum was initially refused were subsequently granted asylum in the last 15 years.
The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on initial and latest outcomes of asylum claims is published annually in table Asy_D04 of the ‘Outcome analysis of asylum applications detailed dataset...
If she will take steps to ensure that asylum seekers do not fraudulently use sexual orientation as part of the basis of their claim.
If any individual Is found not to require the protection for which they have claimed asylum, then their claim will be refused.
What information her Department holds on the number of irregular migrants in (a) contingency and (b) dispersal accommodation broken down into (i) single and (ii) multiple occupancy rooms, in the lates
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 n...
With what companies for what services at what cost to the public purse her Department has contracts relating to (a) dispersal and (b) contingency accommodation for asylum seekers.
Information about contracts worth over £12,000 (including VAT) agreed by the Government and its agencies is available at: Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report a...
Whether officials from her Department are responsible for collecting irregular migrants attending school at the end of each day.
No.
What contractors provide what services related to irregular migration at what cost to the public purse.
Information about contracts worth over £12,000 (including VAT) agreed by the Government and its agencies is available at: Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report a...
Pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14367 on Non-Crime Hate Incidents, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of collecting data on non-crime hate incidents.
The Government is carefully considering next steps relating to the recording of non-crime hate incidents.
With reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Border Security and Asylum to the Urgent Question on Asylum Seekers: Hotel Accommodation of 20 November 2024, Official Report, column 277, i
For the safety and security of residents and staff at its accommodation sites, the Home Office does not publish detail of each site in use. However, data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority and accommodation type...
What steps the Government is taking to use (a) section 24(1)(a) of the Immigration Act 1971 and (b) section 2 of the Asylum & Immigration Act 2004 to stop people entering the country via small boats.
The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 amended Section 24(1)(a) of the Immigration Act 1971, to introduce tougher criminal offences for those attempting to enter the United Kingdom (UK) illegally or found to be facilitating illegal immigration.Since the Act...
If she will encourage local authorities with (a) hotels and (b) other accommodation housing irregular migrants to impose (i) Public Space Protection Orders and (ii) Community Protection Notices around
It is for each relevant agency to decide how best to effectively implement PSPOs and CPNs in their local areas depending on the specific circumstances they are dealing with. The Home Office has published statutory guidance to support local areas to make e...
How much was spent on food for irregular migrants housed in hotels in each year since 2018.
The Home Office has a statutory obligation to support and accommodate asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. It does not collect or publish a breakdown of the resulting costs by type.The total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Offic...
What the cost of providing security services to hotels used for housing irregular migrants was in each year since 2018.
Security for asylum accommodation is part of the service requirements that are provided by the Home Office accommodation providers under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC). The HO does not publish a breakdown of costs by individual elem...
Whether her Department has commissioned public opinion polling on irregular migration in the last five years.
Contracts are in place for polling on a range of Home Office policy areas, including irregular migration.
How many hotels have been used to house irregular migrants since 2018.
The Home Office does not publish data on the number of hotels in use. However, we can confirm that hotel use peaked at more than 400 under the previous government.
Whether there is an official process to inform local residents when a hotel is used to house irregular migrants.
For the safety, security and wellbeing of those indiviuals staying in Home Office accommodation and the staff who work there, we do not disclose information about specific hotels which may or may not be utilised by the Home Office to the general public.Ho...
What steps she is taking to tackle illegal migration.
Mr Speaker, this Government came to office with a pledge to crack down on the organised crime gangs responsible for the vile trade in people-smuggling across the Channel, working with our counterparts in Europe and beyond, and I am pleased to report that ...