Robert Jenrick: It is not government policy to comment on live negotiations. Trade and immigration are separate policy areas. Any trade agreement we conclude with other countries must be consistent with the UK’s points-based immigration system and the government’s commitment to bring down net migration to sustainable levels.
Robert Jenrick: We are unable to comment on discussions or negotiations that may be being held with other countries at this time.
Robert Jenrick: The UK Government’s ‘Ending Rough Sleeping for Good’ Strategy was revised and published in September 2022. Under this strategy the Home Office is committed to preventing rough sleeping wherever possible and where it cannot be prevented, ensuring it is a rare, brief and non-recurring experience. We are working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department for...
Robert Jenrick: 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.
Robert Jenrick: All ODA spending will be in line with the OECD DAC rules relevant to in-donor refugee costs and we will report our spending in the usual way.
Robert Jenrick: The Home Office has always been clear that use of hotels as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers was a short-term measure to ensure that we met our statutory obligation to accommodate asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute during a period of unprecedented numbers of small boat arrivals. As a result of the range of measures we have implemented to stop the boats, reform the...
Robert Jenrick: The Home Office publishes statistics on small boat arrivals to the UK in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK statistics’ release. Data on small boat arrivals by year is published in table Irr_D01 of the ‘Irregular migration to the UK detailed datasets’ with the latest data up to the end of June 2023. The Home Office also publishes statistics on the number of returns from the UK in...
Robert Jenrick: Heatmaps are shared with Local Authorities to provide an indication of the number of decisions and therefore cessations that could flow through down to LA level because of the increase in decisions made this year. The data only provides a snapshot in time and is heavily caveated as it is taken from live sources and therefore has not been assured to the level that published data has been...
Robert Jenrick: The information requested on legal costs has been released through the Home Affairs Select Committee. Please find the information requested at this link: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/document s/197156/default/
Robert Jenrick: The information requested on legal costs has been released through the Home Affairs Select Committee. Please find the information requested at this link: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/document s/197156/default/
Robert Jenrick: Information about sham marriages is not currently available in our published data as this would result in a disproportionate cost.
Robert Jenrick: Rescues of people making dangerous, illegal and unnecessary crossings of the Channel in small boats are directed and coordinated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and are subject to the UK's obligations under the SAR and SOLAS Conventions and UNCLOS. The policy on where, when and how those people are rescued therefore lies with MCA and not the Home Office.
Robert Jenrick: 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: Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Data is published on a quarterly basis, with the next quarterly figures due to be released at the end of November 2023.
Robert Jenrick: We cannot comment on any individual cases. We have made clear, those who promote genocide, glorify terrorism and revel in the murder of innocent people must know that they will experience the full force of the law, including those who may hold British citizenship.
Robert Jenrick: Each case will be different so it is difficult to say how long the Home Office will need to decide an individual application for section 95 support, though we do endeavour to complete applications in a timely manner. Once we receive an asylum seeker’s fully completed application from Migrant Help, we prioritise those who are homeless and those who are in initial accommodation. If an asylum...
Robert Jenrick: The details of the funding agreement are confidential in order to maintain commercial sensitivity and preserve a safe space to negotiate bilateral agreements. In terms of payments to Rwanda, as previously published we have provided Rwanda with an initial investment of £120 million into its economic and growth as part of the Economic Transformation and Integration Fund (ETIF). Investment has...
Robert Jenrick: Information on asylum support location is held on a separate system to the caseworking information regarding backlog and flow cases. Combining these datasets can currently only be done at disproportionate cost. 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,...
Robert Jenrick: Information on this contract is available at: AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Elligibility - Contracts Finder
Robert Jenrick: The information is not available publicly and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
Robert Jenrick: The British Nationality Act 1981 provides the Secretary of State with powers to deprive a person of citizenship status only under the circumstances set out at sections 40(2) (if deemed to be conducive to the public good) and 40(3) (citizenship was obtained by means of fraud, false representation, or concealment of material fact) of the Act. Details on the numbers of conducive deprivation...
