Written questions by Lowe.

Whether irregular migrants housed in hotels have access to (a) pool, (b) gym and (c) other hotel facilities.

The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.They do not have access to hotel leisure facilities.The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly, clearing the backlog and increasing removals, ending demand on accommodation. The Home Office accommodation estate is under constant review, as the Home Office continues to identify a range of options to minimise the use of hotels and ensure better use of public money.

What the Government's policy is on checking the immigration status of individuals during the process of arrest to prosecution.

Where relevant, the Police will check the immigration status of individuals they arrest with Immigration Enforcement. The purpose of sharing this information is to assist in establishing identity.Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity.

Pursuant to the answer of 1 November 2024 to Question 11117 on Crime: Undocumented Migrants, what information her Department holds on the number of crimes committed by undocumented migrants.

The information requested is not available from published statistics.Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity.Under the UK Borders Act 2007, a deportation order must be made where a foreign national has been convicted of an offence and received a custodial sentence of 12 months or more. A foreign national who has been convicted of an offence that has caused serious harm, who is a persistent offender or who represents a threat to national security may also be considered for deportation under the Immigration Act 1971, where it is conducive to the public good.We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will pursue their deportation, and they will be swiftly removed from the country.

The locations of how many irregular migrants processed by the authorities and believed to be in the UK are unknown to her Department.

The Home Office does not hold or detain asylum seekers in asylum accommodation, and individuals are free to leave their accommodation if they no longer require support. The Home Office does maintain records of where supported asylum seekers are accommodated, and updates these records in the event the Department is informed a person moves address.

How many irregular migrants entered the UK in each of the last five years, broken down by vehicle type.

The Home Office publishes statistics on irregular arrivals to the UK in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK statistics’ release on gov.uk. Data on arrivals by arrival method, sex, and age are published in table Irr_D01 of the ‘Irregular migration to the UK detailed datasets’, with the latest data up to the end of June 2024.The Home Office does not publish arrival method breakdowns by vehicle type.

How many people were referred to the Prevent programme by their ideological motivation in each year since 2014.

The breakdown of statistical data on the individuals referred to the Prevent Programme by their associated type of concern since the financial year 2016/17 to 2022/23, can be found in Table 6 (Type of Concern of those referred, discussed at a Channel panel and adopted as a Channel case, 2016/17 to 2022/23) of the latest published statistics which are available under the Home Office’s latest counter-terrorism statistical series: Individuals referred to Prevent: to March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Data on the individuals referred to Prevent by the extended list of type of concern under the main 10 high level categories before the financial year 2016/17 is not available due to changes in the categories available in the Police Case Management (PCM) data recording system as outlined in the user guide. We have also included a summary of this data below in Table 1.Table 1: Number of individuals referred to the Prevent Programme by their type of concern each year since the financial year ending 2016 Type of concern2016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23Extreme Right Wing9681,3871,4021,4041,2291,3091,310Islamist3,7063,4621,4211,5101,0771,027781Other7251,160803219107100112Conflicted0002333231,0201,214No specific extremism issue2828631,032232000High CT risk but no ideology present000704155Vulnerability present but no ideology or CT risk0001,5941,6002,1272,505No risk, vulnerability or Ideology Present000676387587654School massacre0079236109154159Incel000037769Unspecified4124461,0001133908Total6,0937,3185,7376,2874,9156,4066,817Data on the number of referrals made between April 2023 - March 2024 will be released in the upcoming publication scheduled for 5th December 2024.

Pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 11104 on Terrorism, if she will publish a breakdown of the ideological motivations for the 43 late-stage attack plots disrupted since March 2017.

This information is not disclosable without jeopardising ongoing investigations and wider national security operations.

If she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of irregular migration in the next five years.

The costs of the asylum system are kept under constant review and are published on an annual basis.Decisions made by this government since being in office are estimated to save £7 Billion in Net Present Value (NPV) over the next 10 years.

If she will publish a breakdown of the sex offenders register by nationality.

Qualifying sex offenders are required to notify their personal details to the police. This system is often referred to as the ‘sex offenders’ register’ and requires offenders to provide their local police station with a record of (amongst other things) their: name, address, date of birth and national insurance number. This is done annually and whenever their details change. The notification requirements are an automatic consequence of a conviction or caution for an offence in Schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003. All sex offenders subject to the notification requirements are managed under the multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA), a statutory arrangement requiring the police, probation and prison services in each local criminal justice area to assess and manage the risks posed by individuals convicted of certain offences. The Ministry of Justice publishes annual MAPPA statistics. The most recent statistics (published 31 October 2024) showed there were 70,052 sex offenders (known as category 1 offenders) managed under MAPPA on 31 March 2024. The MAPPA annual statistics does not include a breakdown of category 1 offenders by nationality. That data is not centrally collected.

What the cost of Aspen cards was to the public purse in each of the last five years.

The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation and other support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute.The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab).Prior to 2023/24 asylum support costs were not published separately.

How many staff in their Department work outside of the UK; where these staff work; and what the cost is of salaries for these staff.

For security reasons, we do not give out figures of how many operational staff are working at a given time or on a specific operational deployment.

How much was spent by police forces on celebrating Pride Month in June (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

The Home Office does not hold this information.Decisions on how funding and resources are utilised are an operational matter for Chief Constables and locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners, who are best placed to make resourcing decisions within their communities based on their local knowledge and experience.

How many drivers were caught driving without (a) a valid MOT, (b) car tax, (c) car insurance and (d) a driving licence by nationality in each of the last five years.

The Home Office does not hold all of the information requested.The Home Office collects and publishes data on fixed penalty notices and other outcomes for motoring offences as part of its annual ‘Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales’ statistical release. The latest data is available here: Other PACE powers, year ending March 2023 (second edition) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and covers the calendar year ending December 2022.Data on the number of fixed penalty notices issued and other outcomes for “Driving licence-related offences”, “Vehicle insurance offences” and “Operator’s licence offences” is provided in table FPN_03 of the motoring offences data tables, available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65b7ae3cc5aacc0013a68463/fixed-penalty-notices-and-other-motoring-offences-statistics-police-powers-and-procedures-year-ending-31-dec-2022.ods.Information on “Miscellaneous motoring offences (excluding seat belt offences)” is also provided in table FPN_03 although it is not possible to break these offences down further.The Home Office does not hold information on the specific offences of driving without a valid MOT or car tax.Data on the nationality of driver’s licenses is not centrally held by the Home Office.

How much her Department has spent on asylum support in each year since 2018.

The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab).Prior to 2023/24 asylum support costs were not published separately.The government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly, and fairly, this includes reviewing all spending to ensure the best value for money for the British taxpayer.

How many and what proportion of irregular migrants who arrived in the UK since 2020 have (a) previous criminal convictions and (b) subsequently obtained a criminal record.

s has been the case for many years, the information requested is not routinely published.We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will pursue their deportation, and they will be swiftly removed from the country.

How many incidents of assault there were by irregular migrants against her Department's staff in each year since 2018.

As has been the case during successive administrations, this data is not routinely published. We will take every measure possible to keep Home Office employees safe at work, and any criminality will face the full force of the law.

If he will publish a list of the hotels housing irregular migrants, broken down by star rating; and if he will provide the number of irregular migrants in each hotel.

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) (opens in a new tab). For the safety and security of the asylum seekers accommodated and staff, the Home Office does not publish the location of accommodation sites.

If she will publish a breakdown of crimes committed on the transport network by (a) nationality and (b) category of crime in each of the last five years.

It is currently not possible to separately identify all crimes committed on the transport network but the Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of crimes recorded by the British Transport Police that occurred in England and Wales. The BTP is responsible for policing the railway network, London Underground, the Docklands Light Railway, Croydon Tramlink and the Midland Metro.Data on the number of crimes recorded by BTP for each of the last five years broken down by offence type, is available here:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tablesInformation on the nationality of offenders is not routinely collected.

How many irregular migrants have landed in (a) Norfolk and (b) Great Yarmouth constituency since 2018.

On a daily basis, the Home Office publishes data on the number of small boats crossing the Channel that have been involved in uncontrolled landings. The latest such publication, and a time series dating back to 2018, can be found at the following link:Statistics relating to Illegal Migration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)We do not hold data in an easily accessible format for the number of these boats to arrive in Norfolk or in the Great Yarmouth Constituency.

What estimate his Department has made of the number of irregular migrants that entered the UK via the English Channel whose whereabouts are no longer known.

On a daily basis, the Home Office publishes data on the number of small boats crossing the Channel that have been involved in uncontrolled landings. The latest such publication, and a time series dating back to 2018, can be found at: Small boat activity in the English Channel - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).