Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to prevent abuse by applicants of the proposed new capped safe and legal routes for asylum seekers.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Arrivals under the new safe and legal routes will start small and build over time. The number of arrivals will be carefully managed to align with the UK’s capacity to support refugees.

To prevent abuse of the routes, the Home Office will assess all applications to ensure that only those who meet the eligibility requirements can access them. Refugee status will be determined in partnership with the UNHCR, and all applicants will be subject to appropriate security, identity, and background checks before arrival in the UK.

The Home Office will also retain control over who can sponsor, setting clear criteria to be met by sponsor groups and undertaking monitoring and assurance to ensure sponsorship arrangements are safe, effective and deliver positive outcomes. Where concerns about misuse, fraud or non-compliance are identified, appropriate action will be taken.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many refugees they intend to allow into the UK under the proposed new capped safe and legal routes.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Arrivals under the new safe and legal routes will start small and build over time. The number of arrivals will be carefully managed to align with the UK’s capacity to support refugees.

To prevent abuse of the routes, the Home Office will assess all applications to ensure that only those who meet the eligibility requirements can access them. Refugee status will be determined in partnership with the UNHCR, and all applicants will be subject to appropriate security, identity, and background checks before arrival in the UK.

The Home Office will also retain control over who can sponsor, setting clear criteria to be met by sponsor groups and undertaking monitoring and assurance to ensure sponsorship arrangements are safe, effective and deliver positive outcomes. Where concerns about misuse, fraud or non-compliance are identified, appropriate action will be taken.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposals to accommodate asylum seekers at MoD Bicester on access to and use of nearby community facilities, including those used by Five Acres Primary School and junior and youth football teams at Launton Football Club.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

No decision has been made in respect of the use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation. Suitability assessments are ongoing and will consider a range of factors including safety, security, operational deliverability, planning requirements, and the impact on local services and communities.

The Home Office is engaging with local authorities, emergency services, health partners and other stakeholders as proposals develop and will continue to engage with relevant local partners should plans be progressed.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what activities does the grant funding to the Strategic Migration Partnerships support.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Office funds each Strategic Migration Partnership (SMP) to deliver outcomes set out in the Grant Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding, including Asylum, Resettlement, the National Transfer Scheme (NTS), ESOL, and Adult Mental Health Support.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 20 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed exceptional circumstances to deportation on the level of incentives for people liable to deportation to establish or maintain family relationships in the UK.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

We have published an impact assessment of the Immigration and Asylum Bill. Clause 20 clarifies Parliament’s view of how Article 8 ECHR rights should be balanced with the public interest in immigration control and deportations of foreign criminals. Foreign criminals who commit serious crimes in the UK will be removed more swiftly, with the law giving greater weight to public safety and less scope for weak claims to delay deportation.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Clause 9 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what estimate she has made of the proportion of applicants who will have claims determined through the expedited claims process.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Clause 9 provides the Home Secretary with powers to set statutory timeframes for appeals and request expedition in certain cases, although the IIAA retains the final decision. The number and categories of cases subject to these statutory timeframes are yet to be determined. Compliance with timeframes will be monitored, with reporting obligations and escalation to the IIAA Chief Executive where delays occur.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual cost of establishing and operating the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

As set out in the published Impact Assessment accompanying the Immigration and Asylum Bill, detailed plans including costs for the new authority are currently being developed. Further information will be shared in due course

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow asylum seekers to register with their most local police station.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

There is currently no policy of requiring asylum seekers to register at a police station. Asylum seekers may be required to report to an immigration reporting centre or police station as a condition imposed under section 71 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (asylum seekers with leave to enter or remain) or under Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 (asylum seekers on immigration bail).

There are a number of factors that go into determining the location a person is required to report. The circumstances where a person may report to a police station rather than an immigration reporting centre are outlined in the Reporting and Offender Management guidance which can be found on GOV.UK.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of the Home Office Oversight and Assurance Team will be stationed at MoD Barnham; how many full-time equivalent staff this represents; what their anticipated roles and responsibilities will be; and what the estimated annual cost of maintaining that on-site presence will be, broken down by salary, travel, accommodation, subsistence, and administrative costs.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made.

Due diligence and assurance work for all proposed large sites including MoD Barnham is still ongoing. Once complete, approvals will be sought in the normal way and details published as appropriate for Government Major Programmes.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have left asylum accommodation having been granted asylum in each month of (a) 2025 and (b) 2026 for which the latest data is available.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Office does not publish data on the number of people who leave asylum accommodation after being granted asylum. While statistics are published on grants of refugee permission at initial decision (Asy_D02) and on the number of people receiving asylum support (Asy_D09), these datasets are not linked and therefore cannot be used to identify how many individuals left asylum accommodation following a grant of asylum. Consequently, the information requested is not available through published statistics.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how freedom of movement for asylum seekers will be ensured in practice at MoD Barnham.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made.

Asylum seekers at the site would not be detained, however the site would be designed to be as self-sufficient as possible with essential services provided on site to reduce the need for asylum seekers to leave the site.

Anyone entering or leaving site would be required to sign in and out. This process would be managed by the on-site security team.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 126741, on Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Grant Agreements and Memorandum of Understanding for each of the Strategic Migration Partnerships.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Office has Grant Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Strategic Migration Partnerships (SMPs) across the 12 UK regions and nations. SMPs provide regional leadership and coordination for asylum and resettlement activities on behalf of the Home Office, with each agreement tailored to the relevant region or nation and jointly held by the Home Office and the recipient SMP.

Each SMP receives funding to deliver the outcomes set out in its Grant Agreement and MoU. Funding allocations are agreed individually and are not shared between SMPs, as amounts vary by region and form part of bilateral agreements between the Home Office and the recipient. Due to the sensitive nature of the grant scheme, current funding allocations are not published. Information on previous years' funding is available through the Government Grants Data and Statistics publication.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date discussions were commenced regarding the potential use of MoD Barnham as asylum accommodation; how many meetings were held with local authorities, police forces, NHS bodies and elected representatives before publication of the proposal; and on what dates those meetings took place.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made.

Suffolk Constabulary and Norfolk Constabulary were notified of Home Office interest in MoD Barnham on 18 June 2026. Members of Parliament and Local Authority senior officials were notified on 24 June 2026. Local Authority Leaders were briefed on 25 June 2026. The Home Office has since engaged with stakeholders, including NHS bodies, regarding the proposed use of MoD Barnham.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Clauses 9 and 11 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the expedited claims process when used as a result of a Clause 11 claims notice on applicants receiving earlier grants of leave to remain.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

These clauses will allow for faster progression of appeals. This will introduce greater efficiency into the system, by encouraging earlier disclosure, while maintaining fairness, independence and ensuring justice is done.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 19 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, whether a person will be required to demonstrate likely financial independence throughout the entire duration of any leave granted.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Clause 19 strengthens the existing financial independence considerations that form part of the public interest test in Article 8 cases.

The provision will require decision makers to assess more rigorously an individual's ability to support and accommodate themselves and any dependants without reliance on State support. This includes consideration of whether that financial independence is sustainable in the foreseeable future.

The Bill sets the overall policy intent for the domestic application of Article 8. The finer details of the implementation of these provisions will be set out in the Immigration Rules and policy guidance.

The assessment of financial independence will continue to be considered alongside all other relevant factors as part of a balanced assessment on the individual facts of each case, and guidance will ensure appropriate consideration is given to circumstances where temporary reliance on support is unavoidable, such as periods of parental leave for example.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to let British National Overseas passport holders use e-Passport Gates at UK airports.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government keeps eGate eligibility under review to ensure we are balancing border security and passenger flow. We have recently passed legislation to lower the eGate eligible age from 10 to 8 years old for those nationals who can currently use eGates to enter the UK.

We are continuing to explore options to increase the use of automation and eGates at the UK border, including to British National (Overseas) passport holders.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers were temporarily housed in (1) hotels, and (2) houses, in each month since 2024.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes details on the number of supported asylum seekers accommodated on a quarterly basis, with the latest information published on 21 May 2026. The number of asylum seekers in receipt of support since 2024 is outlined as follows:

- “Dispersal accommodation” is primarily houses and flats procured from the private sector by the Home Office’s contracted accommodation providers.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 20 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed exceptional circumstances to deportation on the number of foreign criminals that would otherwise be removed from the UK in each of the five years following the entering into force of this measure.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

We have published an impact assessment of the Immigration and Asylum Bill. We anticipate the measures within clause 20 will result in a reduction in the proportion of Article 8 decisions overturned following an appeal; a strengthened public interest test that operates compatibly with Article 8 ECHR and which places greater weight on the public interest in deportation; and greater consistency in deportation decision making by the courts.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many third country asylum applications have been handled in Northern Ireland in each of the last 5 calendar years, following the applicants having been in the UK for 6 months and 1 day.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Obtaining the specific information requested would involve collating and verifying information from multiple systems owned by multiple teams across the Home Office and, therefore, could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

The safety and security of the United Kingdom is this government’s top priority. We work closely with the Irish government to stop illegal migrants and foreign national offenders exploiting the Common Travel Area.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 8253 on Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance, if she will list the other government departments that fund Strategic Migration Partnerships; and whether her Department holds copies of the grant agreement with each partnership.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Office has Grant Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Strategic Migration Partnerships (SMPs) across the 12 UK regions and nations. SMPs may also receive funding from other government departments, including MHCLG, MOD and DfE, to deliver additional workstreams.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether antisemitism on university campuses forms part of her Department’s assessment when developing student visa policy.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The Student visa route is designed to enable genuine international students to study at eligible UK education providers while maintaining the integrity of the immigration system.

When developing student immigration policy, the Home Office considers matters relevant to the effective operation and integrity of the immigration system, alongside the Government’s wider migration objectives.

Licensed Student sponsors must act with integrity as education providers and assess whether prospective students meet the requirements of the route and are likely to comply with the conditions of their permission, including complying with the law. Higher education providers are responsible for meeting their sponsor duties and managing their campuses and student communities. The Government is clear that antisemitism has no place in our society.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether that spousal visa fee reflects the administrative cost of processing such applications in full; and what proportion of the fee represents (a) visa processing costs, (b) the Immigration Health Surcharge and (c) other charges or cross-subsidisation of the wider immigration and borders system.

Answered by Mike Tapp

Published unit costs for processing visa applications can be viewed on Gov.UK through the following link: Visa fees transparency data - GOV.UK. The estimated unit cost of a spousal visa is currently £426, the fee for a spouse visa application is £1407.

Fees for immigration and nationality applications are kept under review. The Home Office does not make a profit from fees and any income from fees set above the cost of processing is utilised for the purpose of running the Migration and Borders system, reducing reliance of taxpayer funding.

For a spouse visa, the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) is separate from the visa application fee, but both are paid as part of the application process.

The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) is set at £1,035 per person per year and is calculated based on the length of immigration permission granted. For a standard 30‑month spouse visa, applicants pay £2,587.50 for the IHS.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers UK Border Force has to stop, board and inspect vehicles, public transport, buses and boats for immigration purposes.

Answered by Mike Tapp

Border Force officers have a range of powers to stop, board, examine and search vehicles and vessels for immigration purposes.

Under Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971, immigration officers may board ships and aircraft in connection with the exercise of their immigration functions. They may also search vehicles or containers that have been brought to, or are to be brought to, the United Kingdom by ship, aircraft or train for the purpose of establishing whether there are persons whom they may wish to examine under the Act. These examination powers apply in respect of passengers travelling by private vehicle, public transport, coach, bus, rail, air and maritime services.

In the maritime environment, the Immigration Act 2016 included Part 3A and Schedule 4A, expanding the Immigration Act 1971 to include provide powers, in specified circumstances and where relevant immigration offences are suspected, to stop, board, divert and detain vessels for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting such offences.

The exercise of all Border Force powers is subject to the relevant statutory framework and operational guidance.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK Border Force has exercised powers to stop, board and inspect vehicles, public transport, buses and boats for immigration purposes in each of the last five calendar years.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The Home Office does not hold centrally collated data on the number of occasions Border Force has exercised powers to stop, board and inspect vehicles, public transport, buses and boats for immigration purposes in each of the last five calendar years.

Border Force officers have powers under immigration legislation to stop, board, examine and search vehicles and vessels for immigration purposes. These powers are exercised routinely as part of day-to-day border operations and are not routinely recorded or centrally collated in a way that would enable the Department to provide the figures requested.

While Border Force maintains operational records relating to passengers and immigration checks, it does not hold data on the number of vehicles or vessels examinations undertaken.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle rural crime.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

This Government is introducing the most significant policing reforms in nearly 200 years, restoring neighbourhood policing to better support rural communities, whilst strengthening the police response to cross-border crimes such as wildlife crime and organised equipment theft.

Backed by more than £800,000 of funding for specialist national rural and wildlife crime units, these reforms will help keep communities safe across the country.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce illegal migration.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Last November, we announced the most significant reforms to the asylum system in a generation, and on 30 June introduced the Immigration and Asylum Bill to deliver them.

We are already backing these reforms with action: by December 2025, returns had increased by 27% and illegal working visits by 77% compared with the previous 18 months, while small boat arrivals are down 40% in 2026.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK Central Authority in coordinating and responding to mutual legal assistance requests from other countries.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

We keep the effectiveness of the UK Central Authority under regular review and continually seek to improve its systems and processes.

We are committed to providing mutual legal assistance objectively and impartially across the world in accordance with international commitments.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of its policies on family visas.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The Family routes were established in 2012 aimed at enabling family life, while promoting financial independence and integration.

Reform is overdue. The system has become too complex, inconsistent and open to abuse, with British citizens facing the strictest requirements.

We are introducing a new family policy that will create a fairer and more consistent framework.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on levels of illegal immigration.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

We assess that current ECHR interpretation has undermined our Immigration Rules and effective immigration control.

The Immigration, Asylum and Appeals Bill, introduced on the 30 June, will therefore, deliver a fundamental reset of the balance between individual Article 8 rights and the public interest.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of small boat arrivals were removed in 2025.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Around 7% of individuals removed or returned in the year ending March 2026 had arrived in the UK via small boat. We are targeting those behind these unacceptable crossings, with Organised Immigration Crime arrests up 55%, wider disruptions to criminal smuggling networks up nearly 50%, and small boat arrivals down around 40% so far this year.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help enforce no alcohol policies at asylum accommodation sites.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Asylum support is for essential living needs and nothing more.

There is a strict no alcohol policy within accommodation sites where residents are required to comply with site rules.

Upon arrival asylum seekers are given an induction setting out acceptable and unacceptable behaviours, as well as their responsibilities as individuals.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people who have claimed asylum in Northern Ireland in the last 24 months have travelled from the Republic of Ireland.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The information requested is not held in a reportable format and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the cost of a Certificate of Entitlement for dual nationals who have difficulties obtaining a British Passport due to complex family histories.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The Home Office has not carried out such an assessment. However, the fee for a Certificate of Entitlement (CoE) was recently exempted from wider fee increases made through Fee Regulations laid in March 2026, reflecting the transition of CoE from a physical to a digital product. The fee will be kept under review as new operational data becomes available.

More broadly, we believe that it is fairer to generally charge a consistent fee to all applicants, rather than to differentiate fees based on the characteristics of the individual making the application. Whilst there are external factors that may affect the affordability of fees for individuals in different circumstances, we do not consider that it is proportionate to introduce concessions to address the potential for minor impacts.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the UK Visas and Immigration's document entitled Register of licensed sponsors: students, updated on 8 July 2026, how many students were sponsored by each Higher Education Institution listed as a student sponsor in the most recent year for which data is available.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The Home Office does not publish sponsored study visa data broken down by individual Higher Education Institution. However, published data on sponsored study visas is available in the Home Office’s immigration statistics at: Student sponsor guidance - GOV.UK.

The Home Office does not routinely publish a breakdown of sponsor-compliance decisions by assessment type.

Further information is available in the published Sponsor Guidance and the Sponsor Compliance Visits Guidance on GOV.UK: Sponsorship: guidance for employers and educators - GOV.UK.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of UKVI sponsor-compliance decisions are made via a) desk-based assessments and b) on-site visits.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The Home Office does not publish sponsored study visa data broken down by individual Higher Education Institution. However, published data on sponsored study visas is available in the Home Office’s immigration statistics at: Student sponsor guidance - GOV.UK.

The Home Office does not routinely publish a breakdown of sponsor-compliance decisions by assessment type.

Further information is available in the published Sponsor Guidance and the Sponsor Compliance Visits Guidance on GOV.UK: Sponsorship: guidance for employers and educators - GOV.UK.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect mosques and other Islamic institutions from hate crime and violent attacks.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Protecting the right of all faith communities to worship in peace and without fear is fundamental. The Government works closely with the police and other partners to review threats and strengthen protections for faith communities against hate crime, terrorism and wider security threats.

The Protective Security for Mosques Scheme provides protective security measures (such as security personnel services, CCTV, intruder alarms and secure perimeter fencing) to mosques and associated Muslim faith community centres. Protective security measures are also available to Muslim faith schools. Under this scheme, up to £40 million is being made available for protective security for Muslim communities in 2026/27.

The Home Office has also launched a new scheme, Faith Security Training (FST), to better protect faith communities in England and Wales. FST, developed in partnership with policing and faith representatives, is a free scheme designed to help faith communities strengthen their security awareness and preparedness.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Jewish schools, synagogues and community centres in Buckinghamshire are eligible for security funding under the Places of Worship Security Fund; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure uptake of that funding in the county.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Government remains steadfast in its commitment to the safety and security of Jewish communities, and to tackling antisemitism wherever it manifests. All communities should feel safe to practise their faith and participate in public life free from intimidation or fear.

The Jewish Community Protective Security (JCPS) Grant, administered on behalf of the Home Office by the Community Security Trust (CST), provides funding for protective security measures, such as security personnel services, CCTV and alarm systems, at synagogues, Jewish educational establishments and other communal locations across the United Kingdom, including in Buckinghamshire.

This work sits alongside the Government’s wider package of support for Jewish communities, and our ongoing efforts to tackle antisemitism in all its forms. On 30 April, the Government announced £25 million of immediate funding in 2026/27 to strengthen policing, protect Jewish communities and provide reassurance in response to the awful terrorist attack in Golders Green and the wider spate of antisemitic attacks seen this year. This funding package included an additional £4 million for Jewish community protective security, taking the total available in 2026/27 to a record £32.4 million.

The Home Office does not provide detailed information on funding allocated to individual sites or local areas, as disclosure of such information could inadvertently reveal details about the security needs of specific communities. Nonetheless, the Government continues to work closely with CST, the police and other partners to monitor threats and ensure that effective and proportionate protective measures are in place where they are needed most.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding has been allocated through the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant to institutions in Buckinghamshire in each of the last three financial years.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Government remains steadfast in its commitment to the safety and security of Jewish communities, and to tackling antisemitism wherever it manifests. All communities should feel safe to practise their faith and participate in public life free from intimidation or fear.

The Jewish Community Protective Security (JCPS) Grant, administered on behalf of the Home Office by the Community Security Trust (CST), provides funding for protective security measures, such as security personnel services, CCTV and alarm systems, at synagogues, Jewish educational establishments and other communal locations across the United Kingdom, including in Buckinghamshire.

This work sits alongside the Government’s wider package of support for Jewish communities, and our ongoing efforts to tackle antisemitism in all its forms. On 30 April, the Government announced £25 million of immediate funding in 2026/27 to strengthen policing, protect Jewish communities and provide reassurance in response to the awful terrorist attack in Golders Green and the wider spate of antisemitic attacks seen this year. This funding package included an additional £4 million for Jewish community protective security, taking the total available in 2026/27 to a record £32.4 million.

The Home Office does not provide detailed information on funding allocated to individual sites or local areas, as disclosure of such information could inadvertently reveal details about the security needs of specific communities. Nonetheless, the Government continues to work closely with CST, the police and other partners to monitor threats and ensure that effective and proportionate protective measures are in place where they are needed most.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum seekers based at MoD Barnham will be required to report their movements, either routinely or on request.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made.

Everyone entering or leaving site would be required to sign in and out at the front gate. This process would be managed by the service provider’s security team and overseen by the Home Office Oversight & Assurance team, who would also be based on site.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the AI model that will conduct AI facial age assessments on children at the border; and what assessment she has made of the risk of error and bias in AI facial age assessment technology to conduct age assessments on children seeking asylum.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Office has recently announced that the procurement process for an FAE algorithm has concluded, and a new contract has been awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd, with Cognitec as sub-contractor. The awarded algorithm was trained on the supplier’s proprietary dataset consisting of millions of facial images collected over several decades, covering a broad range of ages, ethnicities, and genders.

Separately, the Home Office has used industry algorithms to test FAE performance against approximately 2.5 million operational images with a known age across different ethnicities, genders and age ranges, and showed, indicating promising performance and accuracy. Internal testing and trialling is ongoing using the newly procured algorithm. Demographic differentials and the public sector equality duty have been a crucial part of this testing and ongoing policy development.

Our published factsheet - Facial age estimation - GOV.UK- explains how the technology works, and how the Department is exploring its use.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Palestinians studying at UK universities have subsequently submitted an asylum application.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of asylum claims where the latest leave held prior to claim was a study visa, broken down by nationality, is published in table Asy_D01a of the ‘Asylum claims and initial decisions datasets’. The number of student entry clearance visas issued, broken down by nationality, is published in table Vis_D02 of the 'Entry clearance visas datasets'.

Please note that there can be a delay between visa issue and asylum claim so time periods may not be directly comparable. Furthermore, the latest leave held prior to an asylum claim may have expired and/or may not be the visa that was originally used for entry. Therefore, although this data is indicative of volumes, we cannot calculate the proportion of UK university students that go on to claim asylum from published data.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the France No. 2 (2025) Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic on the Prevention of Dangerous Journeys, published in August 2025, what was the cost to the public purse of charter flights from the UK to France under that Agreement (a) in aggregate and (b) for each flight from August 2025 to the period for which the latest data is available.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Office has made returns under the new UK-France agreement utilising both charter flights and regular scheduled flights. This approach allows the Home Office to maximise value for money and best satisfy operational requirements.

We do not comment on individual charter flight costs as these are commercially sensitive arrangements that can provide an insight into pricing structure. To do otherwise could deter the private sector from entering into contracts with the Home Office.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she has made of employment outcomes for refugees who were and were not in receipt of asylum support at the time of the decision on their asylum claim.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Receipt of asylum support is a right and a responsibility. It is also right and fair to ask those who can contribute to do so.

In 2024/2025 financial year, a total of £4 billion was spent on asylum support in the UK.

The Home Office does not publish data on the number of people who leave asylum accommodation after being granted asylum. While statistics are published on grants of refugee permission at initial decision (Asy_D02) and on the number of people receiving asylum support (Asy_D09), these datasets are not linked and therefore cannot be used to identify how many individuals left asylum accommodation following a grant of asylum. Consequently, the information requested is not available through published statistics.

Recognised refugees have immediate access to the labour market and housing.

The Asylum and Immigration Bill introduced to Parliament on 30 June introduces the principle that where someone becomes financially secure, they make a proportionate contribution towards the asylum support system they have benefited from. The £10,000 figure has been provided as an indicative figure. It is not the final amount. The level and the detail for how the scheme will operate will be set out in regulations.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Asylum seekers will pay towards costs of accommodation, published on 30 June 2026, for what reason the flat charge is set at £10,000.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Receipt of asylum support is a right and a responsibility. It is also right and fair to ask those who can contribute to do so.

In 2024/2025 financial year, a total of £4 billion was spent on asylum support in the UK.

The Home Office does not publish data on the number of people who leave asylum accommodation after being granted asylum. While statistics are published on grants of refugee permission at initial decision (Asy_D02) and on the number of people receiving asylum support (Asy_D09), these datasets are not linked and therefore cannot be used to identify how many individuals left asylum accommodation following a grant of asylum. Consequently, the information requested is not available through published statistics.

Recognised refugees have immediate access to the labour market and housing.

The Asylum and Immigration Bill introduced to Parliament on 30 June introduces the principle that where someone becomes financially secure, they make a proportionate contribution towards the asylum support system they have benefited from. The £10,000 figure has been provided as an indicative figure. It is not the final amount. The level and the detail for how the scheme will operate will be set out in regulations.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people granted refugee status were in receipt of asylum support at the time of the decision on their asylum claim in the last 12 months.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Receipt of asylum support is a right and a responsibility. It is also right and fair to ask those who can contribute to do so.

In 2024/2025 financial year, a total of £4 billion was spent on asylum support in the UK.

The Home Office does not publish data on the number of people who leave asylum accommodation after being granted asylum. While statistics are published on grants of refugee permission at initial decision (Asy_D02) and on the number of people receiving asylum support (Asy_D09), these datasets are not linked and therefore cannot be used to identify how many individuals left asylum accommodation following a grant of asylum. Consequently, the information requested is not available through published statistics.

Recognised refugees have immediate access to the labour market and housing.

The Asylum and Immigration Bill introduced to Parliament on 30 June introduces the principle that where someone becomes financially secure, they make a proportionate contribution towards the asylum support system they have benefited from. The £10,000 figure has been provided as an indicative figure. It is not the final amount. The level and the detail for how the scheme will operate will be set out in regulations.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether maximum response times have been specified for the assessment and treatment of (a) urgent, (b) serious and (c) emergency medical conditions among asylum seekers resident at MoD Barnham.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made.

If taken forward, extensive efforts will be made to minimise the impact on local health services and provision will be determined in discussion with health partners.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether contracts associated with the operation of MoD Barnham include provision for escorting, chaperoning, or supervising asylum seekers whilst off-site; and what the total value of those contractual arrangements is.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made and no contractual agreements have been awarded to manage the site.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether contractual requirements have been placed on catering providers at MoD Barnham in relation to minimising food waste; and whether financial penalties or performance targets relating to food waste will apply.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made and no contractual agreements have been awarded to manage the site.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used in assessing the suitability of the Stoke Heath development for asylum accommodation; what assessment was made of local transport links, access to healthcare, educational provision and other public services; and if she will publish that assessment.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Secretary directly intervened to stop migrants being moved into the Stoke Heath development in Shropshire and no asylum seekers remain on site.

The Home Secretary has introduced a robust process which means that under the enhanced assurance and governance framework, newbuild sites such as the Stoke Heath development would not meet the criteria for use to house asylum seekers.

Decisions on locations are made following a robust consultation process which takes into account access to services, availability of GPs and dentists as well as education, healthcare and other local services before the Home Office commits to any accommodation.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect and support the mental health of asylum seekers housed in military accommodation.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Office recognises the mental health challenges faced by people seeking asylum and has a strategic team focussing on asylum seeker mental health. This team works closely with accommodation providers, NGOs, health partners and lived experience groups to formulate a preventative approach.

We work carefully to ensure that the needs and vulnerabilities of those residing in asylum accommodation are identified and considered, including those related to mental health and trauma. We also work closely with UK health authorities to ensure asylum seekers have access to health care and that mental health matters are assessed and treated.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessments, including surveys, inspections and due diligence exercises, have been undertaken at Site A at MoD Bicester in connection with its proposed use as asylum accommodation.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

No final decision has been made regarding the use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation. The site remains subject to ongoing feasibility, planning, design, assurance and governance processes. The Home Office routinely undertakes due diligence when considering potential asylum accommodation sites, including assessments of suitability, deliverability, safety, security, planning considerations and impacts on local services and communities.

As part of this work, a range of surveys, inspections and technical assessments are undertaken as appropriate to inform decision-making. Feasibility work and initial surveys have been progressing as part of the assessment of the site. The Home Office first informed MOD of a proposal to potentially use MOD Bicester for Asylum Accommodation in November 2025.

The Home Office engages with relevant Government departments, local authorities, emergency services, health partners and other statutory stakeholders where appropriate as proposals develop. Operational Working Groups and stakeholder engagement activity have already taken place with local partners to support consideration of the proposal.

Throughout the development of potential accommodation sites, information is managed in accordance with normal Government requirements, including obligations relating to security, commercial sensitivity, policy development and procurement activity where applicable.

The Home Office keeps its asylum accommodation estate under regular review and works across Government to identify potential accommodation options. Consideration of individual sites forms part of that ongoing process.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to use housing at the Stoke Heath housing estate to accommodate asylum seekers; and whether she will make a statement.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Secretary directly intervened to stop migrants being moved into the Stoke Heath development in Shropshire and no asylum seekers remain on site.

The Home Secretary has introduced a robust process which means that under the enhanced assurance and governance framework, newbuild sites such as the Stoke Heath development would not meet the criteria for use to house asylum seekers.

Decisions on locations are made following a robust consultation process which takes into account access to services, availability of GPs and dentists as well as education, healthcare and other local services before the Home Office commits to any accommodation.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of residential properties purchased by Serco in fulfilment of its asylum accommodation contracts in each year since 2019.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The information requested is considered commercially sensitive and disclosure could prejudice the commercial interests of the supplier and its business operations.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any confidentiality requirements or restrictions on the disclosure of information have been issued in connection with proposals to use Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

No final decision has been made regarding the use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation. The site remains subject to ongoing feasibility, planning, design, assurance and governance processes. The Home Office routinely undertakes due diligence when considering potential asylum accommodation sites, including assessments of suitability, deliverability, safety, security, planning considerations and impacts on local services and communities.

As part of this work, a range of surveys, inspections and technical assessments are undertaken as appropriate to inform decision-making. Feasibility work and initial surveys have been progressing as part of the assessment of the site. The Home Office first informed MOD of a proposal to potentially use MOD Bicester for Asylum Accommodation in November 2025.

The Home Office engages with relevant Government departments, local authorities, emergency services, health partners and other statutory stakeholders where appropriate as proposals develop. Operational Working Groups and stakeholder engagement activity have already taken place with local partners to support consideration of the proposal.

Throughout the development of potential accommodation sites, information is managed in accordance with normal Government requirements, including obligations relating to security, commercial sensitivity, policy development and procurement activity where applicable.

The Home Office keeps its asylum accommodation estate under regular review and works across Government to identify potential accommodation options. Consideration of individual sites forms part of that ongoing process.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date her Department first considered Site A at MoD Bicester as a potential location for asylum accommodation.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

No final decision has been made regarding the use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation. The site remains subject to ongoing feasibility, planning, design, assurance and governance processes. The Home Office routinely undertakes due diligence when considering potential asylum accommodation sites, including assessments of suitability, deliverability, safety, security, planning considerations and impacts on local services and communities.

As part of this work, a range of surveys, inspections and technical assessments are undertaken as appropriate to inform decision-making. Feasibility work and initial surveys have been progressing as part of the assessment of the site. The Home Office first informed MOD of a proposal to potentially use MOD Bicester for Asylum Accommodation in November 2025.

The Home Office engages with relevant Government departments, local authorities, emergency services, health partners and other statutory stakeholders where appropriate as proposals develop. Operational Working Groups and stakeholder engagement activity have already taken place with local partners to support consideration of the proposal.

Throughout the development of potential accommodation sites, information is managed in accordance with normal Government requirements, including obligations relating to security, commercial sensitivity, policy development and procurement activity where applicable.

The Home Office keeps its asylum accommodation estate under regular review and works across Government to identify potential accommodation options. Consideration of individual sites forms part of that ongoing process.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the average total cost to the public purse per asylum seeker over the duration of their claim, including accommodation, healthcare and support services; and, if no such estimate has been made, whether she will commit to producing and publishing one.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Office has published an indicative estimate of £18,700 for the average cost of an asylum claim as part of the Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026 Impact Assessment. This is a forward-looking estimate for economic appraisal, based on recent data from asylum claims and captures the support and accommodation, processing, and appeals costs during a claim.

Support and accommodation costs have been averaged across the different accommodation types used by the Home Office given the wide variation in their costs. The estimate covers the time to initial decision, appeals and move-on period, and is adjusted for proportions of asylum claims that are granted protection, that go on to appeal and that are likely to require support. It averages across asylum claims that cover different numbers of people. The estimate is in 2026/27 prices.

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-02/0105/ImpactAssessment.pdf

The costs of each asylum claim will vary depending on factors such as length of time to decision and whether asylum seekers require accommodation and support. The Home Office has publicly stated that it can cost the Department up to £158,000 to house a family of three in an asylum hotel for a year.

Home Secretary's speech on immigration: 5 March 2026 - GOV.UK

For asylum seekers whose application is refused there will be further costs to remove individuals from the country (where they do not leave of their own accord). The average cost of an enforced return is estimated to be £48,800 and a voluntary return is £4,300 in 2024/25 prices.

Average cost of an Immigration Enforcement return FY 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK

We do not have an estimate of the non-asylum related costs to other departments throughout the duration of an asylum seeker’s claim.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether contracts have been awarded to companies to undertake assessments of Site A at MoD Bicester in connection with proposals for its use as asylum accommodation; and on what date the first such contract was awarded.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

No final decision has been made regarding the use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation. The site remains subject to ongoing feasibility, planning, design, assurance and governance processes. The Home Office routinely undertakes due diligence when considering potential asylum accommodation sites, including assessments of suitability, deliverability, safety, security, planning considerations and impacts on local services and communities.

As part of this work, a range of surveys, inspections and technical assessments are undertaken as appropriate to inform decision-making. Feasibility work and initial surveys have been progressing as part of the assessment of the site. The Home Office first informed MOD of a proposal to potentially use MOD Bicester for Asylum Accommodation in November 2025.

The Home Office engages with relevant Government departments, local authorities, emergency services, health partners and other statutory stakeholders where appropriate as proposals develop. Operational Working Groups and stakeholder engagement activity have already taken place with local partners to support consideration of the proposal.

Throughout the development of potential accommodation sites, information is managed in accordance with normal Government requirements, including obligations relating to security, commercial sensitivity, policy development and procurement activity where applicable.

The Home Office keeps its asylum accommodation estate under regular review and works across Government to identify potential accommodation options. Consideration of individual sites forms part of that ongoing process.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations, agencies and public bodies were consulted by her Department in connection with proposals for the use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

No final decision has been made regarding the use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation. The site remains subject to ongoing feasibility, planning, design, assurance and governance processes. The Home Office routinely undertakes due diligence when considering potential asylum accommodation sites, including assessments of suitability, deliverability, safety, security, planning considerations and impacts on local services and communities.

As part of this work, a range of surveys, inspections and technical assessments are undertaken as appropriate to inform decision-making. Feasibility work and initial surveys have been progressing as part of the assessment of the site. The Home Office first informed MOD of a proposal to potentially use MOD Bicester for Asylum Accommodation in November 2025.

The Home Office engages with relevant Government departments, local authorities, emergency services, health partners and other statutory stakeholders where appropriate as proposals develop. Operational Working Groups and stakeholder engagement activity have already taken place with local partners to support consideration of the proposal.

Throughout the development of potential accommodation sites, information is managed in accordance with normal Government requirements, including obligations relating to security, commercial sensitivity, policy development and procurement activity where applicable.

The Home Office keeps its asylum accommodation estate under regular review and works across Government to identify potential accommodation options. Consideration of individual sites forms part of that ongoing process.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government intends to use a Crown Development Order in relation to proposals to use Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Home Office has submitted an application for Urgent Crown Development for the proposed large site at Bicester.

It is important to note that although the Home Office has submitted a planning application to obtain suitable planning permission, no final decision has been made or will be made until all relevant due diligence, including planning, has been completed and considered.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they hold shipping manifest data; and if so, why they do not publish that data.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office receives shipping manifest data from parts of the maritime sector. However, coverage is not universal, and the use of such data is governed by legal and operational requirements.

The Government recognises the importance of tackling forced labour in supply chains. However, shipping manifest data may contain personal information protected under data protection legislation, as well as commercially sensitive information. There are currently no plans to publish detailed shipping manifest data.

Home Office does not routinely assess whether goods entering the UK may have been produced using forced labour. However, Home Office works closely with law enforcement and other government partners to share intelligence and support compliance activity where relevant information is identified.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 1 July (HL1346), when an application for a project licence under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 was last rejected on the grounds that it would involve unacceptable levels of harm beyond the lawful category of severe.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, project licences cannot authorise procedures that may cause the animal severe pain, suffering or distress that is likely to be long-lasting and cannot be alleviated. The earliest project licence application data currently available to the Home Office Regulator on the current e-licensing system dates from late 2021. No project licences have been refused on the grounds that a proposal would involve unacceptable levels of harm beyond the lawful category of severe since that date.

The number of formal refusals is not, however, a meaningful indicator of regulatory rigour. All applications go through multiple review stages before reaching the Home Office Regulator, and guidance is available to assist applicants in preparing submissions that meet all legal requirements. Applicants may also revise or withdraw an application in response to feedback. Only applications that fully meet the requirements of the legislation may be considered for licensing authorisation.

Home Office Inspectors assess the likely pain, suffering, distress and lasting harm that animals may experience using the information provided in project licence applications. They consider factors including the nature, severity, duration and frequency of adverse effects, the number and proportion of animals likely to be affected, and the measures proposed to minimise those harms.

Each planned procedure, or series of procedures, is assigned a prospective severity classification (non-recovery, mild, moderate or severe) which reflects the greatest level of pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm likely to be experienced by any animal after all appropriate refinement measures have been applied. As part of the statutory harm-benefit analysis, a Home Office Inspector considers the expected harms and the anticipated benefits of the programme of work. A licence will not be granted unless the Inspector is satisfied that the likely harms are justified by the expected benefits, and that the requirements of the 3Rs — Replacement, Reduction and Refinement — have been met.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of publishing detailed shipping manifest data, as opposed to the aggregated customs data HMRC currently releases, so that instances of forced labour in supply chains could be more readily identified and addressed; and what plans they have, if any, to begin such publication.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office receives shipping manifest data from parts of the maritime sector. However, coverage is not universal, and the use of such data is governed by legal and operational requirements.

The Government recognises the importance of tackling forced labour in supply chains. However, shipping manifest data may contain personal information protected under data protection legislation, as well as commercially sensitive information. There are currently no plans to publish detailed shipping manifest data.

Home Office does not routinely assess whether goods entering the UK may have been produced using forced labour. However, Home Office works closely with law enforcement and other government partners to share intelligence and support compliance activity where relevant information is identified.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 1 July (HL1346), how the level of pain expected to be experienced by animals is measured within the harm-benefit analysis.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, project licences cannot authorise procedures that may cause the animal severe pain, suffering or distress that is likely to be long-lasting and cannot be alleviated. The earliest project licence application data currently available to the Home Office Regulator on the current e-licensing system dates from late 2021. No project licences have been refused on the grounds that a proposal would involve unacceptable levels of harm beyond the lawful category of severe since that date.

The number of formal refusals is not, however, a meaningful indicator of regulatory rigour. All applications go through multiple review stages before reaching the Home Office Regulator, and guidance is available to assist applicants in preparing submissions that meet all legal requirements. Applicants may also revise or withdraw an application in response to feedback. Only applications that fully meet the requirements of the legislation may be considered for licensing authorisation.

Home Office Inspectors assess the likely pain, suffering, distress and lasting harm that animals may experience using the information provided in project licence applications. They consider factors including the nature, severity, duration and frequency of adverse effects, the number and proportion of animals likely to be affected, and the measures proposed to minimise those harms.

Each planned procedure, or series of procedures, is assigned a prospective severity classification (non-recovery, mild, moderate or severe) which reflects the greatest level of pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm likely to be experienced by any animal after all appropriate refinement measures have been applied. As part of the statutory harm-benefit analysis, a Home Office Inspector considers the expected harms and the anticipated benefits of the programme of work. A licence will not be granted unless the Inspector is satisfied that the likely harms are justified by the expected benefits, and that the requirements of the 3Rs — Replacement, Reduction and Refinement — have been met.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that non-EU citizens with digital-only eVisas, lawfully resident in, and with permission to enter, the UK are recognised as having adequate documentation and are not denied boarding.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office has engaged with international carriers on the use of eVisas through direct communications, carrier forums and awareness sessions, and continues to do so. Carriers can verify a passenger's permission to travel through digital checks against Home Office systems and have access to operational guidance and support.

The UK Carrier Support Hub operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to assist with status checks where required. eVisa holders are advised to keep their UKVI account up to date and ensure the passport or travel document they intend to use for travel is linked to their account. More than 10 million eVisas have been issued and most people use them with no issues.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of advice from the British Veterinary Association that high temperatures can pose serious risks to animal welfare, whether compliance with licence conditions relating to temperature control and ventilation at licensed establishments breeding dogs for scientific procedures is assessed during periods of hot weather rather than solely during routine inspections.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA), licensed establishments are responsible for ensuring the welfare of animals in their care at all times, including during extremes of temperature. All such establishments must comply with ASPA, the Code of Practice for the Housing and Care of Animals Bred, Supplied or Used for Scientific Purposes, and relevant licence conditions. This includes requirements for daily checks of animal welfare and environmental conditions, and for breaches or potential breaches of licence conditions to be reported to the Secretary of State.

In addition to a programme of announced and unannounced inspections, the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) assesses compliance through reviews of establishment arrangements, and regular engagement with establishments. These arrangements are not limited to routine inspections.

ASRU’s regulatory oversight is informed by a risk assessment of the licensed establishment, including factors such as the species held and the type of work conducted. Where appropriate, ASRU may request updates on operational matters and environmental conditions, including temperature monitoring, to ensure that appropriate standards of animal welfare are maintained.

The Home Office does not hold records as to whether inspections coincided with periods when Government heat-health alerts were in force. Inspection frequency is determined in line with the requirements of ASPA and ASRU’s risk-informed approach.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many unannounced inspections have been carried out at licensed establishments breeding dogs for scientific procedures during periods when heat-health alerts have been in force in each of the last five years.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA), licensed establishments are responsible for ensuring the welfare of animals in their care at all times, including during extremes of temperature. All such establishments must comply with ASPA, the Code of Practice for the Housing and Care of Animals Bred, Supplied or Used for Scientific Purposes, and relevant licence conditions. This includes requirements for daily checks of animal welfare and environmental conditions, and for breaches or potential breaches of licence conditions to be reported to the Secretary of State.

In addition to a programme of announced and unannounced inspections, the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) assesses compliance through reviews of establishment arrangements, and regular engagement with establishments. These arrangements are not limited to routine inspections.

ASRU’s regulatory oversight is informed by a risk assessment of the licensed establishment, including factors such as the species held and the type of work conducted. Where appropriate, ASRU may request updates on operational matters and environmental conditions, including temperature monitoring, to ensure that appropriate standards of animal welfare are maintained.

The Home Office does not hold records as to whether inspections coincided with periods when Government heat-health alerts were in force. Inspection frequency is determined in line with the requirements of ASPA and ASRU’s risk-informed approach.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how Facial Age Estimation results will be presented to caseworkers or other decision-makers, and what weight those results will carry in any age assessment, including in relation to: accommodation, safeguarding, detention, removal and asylum-related decisions.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Assessing age is a complex task, and there is no single or a combination of techniques that are able to determine chronological age with precision.

Previously, the Department explored other potential scientific and technological methods, such as the use of X-ray and MRI technology. However, at this time FAE offers the potential to give much quicker results than other methods, with no requirement for any intrusive or invasive medical procedure. Our published factsheet, Facial age estimation - GOV.UK, explains how the technology works, and how the Department is exploring its use.

No final decisions have been made as to how FAE will work operationally, including how results will be displayed and weighted. The Home Office is planning a series of trials and testing throughout 2026 which will continue to inform policy, design and operational development. Subject to the results of the testing and trials taking place throughout 2026, FAE is planned to be rolled out from 2027. Full guidance will be provided and published to ensure a consistent approach to FAE and appropriate weighting of the results.

The Home Office has recently announced that the procurement process for an FAE algorithm has concluded, and a new contract has been awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd, with Cognitec as sub-contractor. The awarded algorithm was trained on the supplier’s proprietary dataset consisting of millions of facial images collected over several decades, covering a broad range of ages, ethnicities, and genders. The core model was not trained on Home Office operational data.

Separately, the Home Office has used industry algorithms to test FAE performance against approximately 2.5 million operational images with a known age across different ethnicities, genders and age ranges, and showed, indicating promising performance and accuracy. Internal testing and trialling is ongoing using the newly procured algorithm. Demographic differentials and the public sector equality duty have been a crucial part of this testing and ongoing policy development.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process will be available for a person seeking asylum to obtain, scrutinise, challenge or appeal a Facial Age Estimation result and any decision based on that result.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Assessing age is a complex task, and there is no single or a combination of techniques that are able to determine chronological age with precision.

Previously, the Department explored other potential scientific and technological methods, such as the use of X-ray and MRI technology. However, at this time FAE offers the potential to give much quicker results than other methods, with no requirement for any intrusive or invasive medical procedure. Our published factsheet, Facial age estimation - GOV.UK, explains how the technology works, and how the Department is exploring its use.

No final decisions have been made as to how FAE will work operationally, including how results will be displayed and weighted. The Home Office is planning a series of trials and testing throughout 2026 which will continue to inform policy, design and operational development. Subject to the results of the testing and trials taking place throughout 2026, FAE is planned to be rolled out from 2027. Full guidance will be provided and published to ensure a consistent approach to FAE and appropriate weighting of the results.

The Home Office has recently announced that the procurement process for an FAE algorithm has concluded, and a new contract has been awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd, with Cognitec as sub-contractor. The awarded algorithm was trained on the supplier’s proprietary dataset consisting of millions of facial images collected over several decades, covering a broad range of ages, ethnicities, and genders. The core model was not trained on Home Office operational data.

Separately, the Home Office has used industry algorithms to test FAE performance against approximately 2.5 million operational images with a known age across different ethnicities, genders and age ranges, and showed, indicating promising performance and accuracy. Internal testing and trialling is ongoing using the newly procured algorithm. Demographic differentials and the public sector equality duty have been a crucial part of this testing and ongoing policy development.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training and guidance will be provided to officials using or interpreting Facial Age Estimation results, including relating to the treatment of uncertainty and trauma-related facial ageing.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Assessing age is a complex task, and there is no single or a combination of techniques that are able to determine chronological age with precision.

Previously, the Department explored other potential scientific and technological methods, such as the use of X-ray and MRI technology. However, at this time FAE offers the potential to give much quicker results than other methods, with no requirement for any intrusive or invasive medical procedure. Our published factsheet, Facial age estimation - GOV.UK, explains how the technology works, and how the Department is exploring its use.

No final decisions have been made as to how FAE will work operationally, including how results will be displayed and weighted. The Home Office is planning a series of trials and testing throughout 2026 which will continue to inform policy, design and operational development. Subject to the results of the testing and trials taking place throughout 2026, FAE is planned to be rolled out from 2027. Full guidance will be provided and published to ensure a consistent approach to FAE and appropriate weighting of the results.

The Home Office has recently announced that the procurement process for an FAE algorithm has concluded, and a new contract has been awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd, with Cognitec as sub-contractor. The awarded algorithm was trained on the supplier’s proprietary dataset consisting of millions of facial images collected over several decades, covering a broad range of ages, ethnicities, and genders. The core model was not trained on Home Office operational data.

Separately, the Home Office has used industry algorithms to test FAE performance against approximately 2.5 million operational images with a known age across different ethnicities, genders and age ranges, and showed, indicating promising performance and accuracy. Internal testing and trialling is ongoing using the newly procured algorithm. Demographic differentials and the public sector equality duty have been a crucial part of this testing and ongoing policy development.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what datasets, images or other personal data have been used to train, validate or test the Facial Age Estimation technology intended for use in asylum age assessments.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Assessing age is a complex task, and there is no single or a combination of techniques that are able to determine chronological age with precision.

Previously, the Department explored other potential scientific and technological methods, such as the use of X-ray and MRI technology. However, at this time FAE offers the potential to give much quicker results than other methods, with no requirement for any intrusive or invasive medical procedure. Our published factsheet, Facial age estimation - GOV.UK, explains how the technology works, and how the Department is exploring its use.

No final decisions have been made as to how FAE will work operationally, including how results will be displayed and weighted. The Home Office is planning a series of trials and testing throughout 2026 which will continue to inform policy, design and operational development. Subject to the results of the testing and trials taking place throughout 2026, FAE is planned to be rolled out from 2027. Full guidance will be provided and published to ensure a consistent approach to FAE and appropriate weighting of the results.

The Home Office has recently announced that the procurement process for an FAE algorithm has concluded, and a new contract has been awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd, with Cognitec as sub-contractor. The awarded algorithm was trained on the supplier’s proprietary dataset consisting of millions of facial images collected over several decades, covering a broad range of ages, ethnicities, and genders. The core model was not trained on Home Office operational data.

Separately, the Home Office has used industry algorithms to test FAE performance against approximately 2.5 million operational images with a known age across different ethnicities, genders and age ranges, and showed, indicating promising performance and accuracy. Internal testing and trialling is ongoing using the newly procured algorithm. Demographic differentials and the public sector equality duty have been a crucial part of this testing and ongoing policy development.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many X Premium accounts the Home Office has (1) paid for, or (2) been granted for free by X, in the past year; and whether they intend to renew them.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office social media team has not paid for, or been granted for free, any X Premium accounts.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the use of body-worn cameras by police officers.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government recognises the important role that body-worn video can play in supporting effective, transparent and accountable policing. College of Policing and National Police Chief’s Council guidance supports the use of body-worn video during police encounters, including stop and search. Operational decisions on its deployment remain a matter for Chief Constables.

The College of Policing, in its 2024 guidance, highlights that body-worn video can improve evidential capture, support transparency and accountability by providing an objective record of police-public interactions, and strengthen public confidence through facilitating scrutiny of police encounters and the use of police powers.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether residents at MoD Barnham will be provided with a) English language classes, b) vocational training, c) internet access, d) gym facilities, e) sports facilities, f) entertainment services or organised excursions; and what the cost of each provision will be.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Government is considering whether to sue MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been taken.

If the site is taken forward, any activity provision, including where it would be delivered, would be considered as part of the operating model and ongoing suitability assessments.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum seekers accommodated at MoD Barnham will be subject to monitoring of their social media accounts by (a) the Home Office, (b) accommodation providers, (c) security contractors, or (d) any other public authority.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made.

If the site is taken forward, asylum seekers accommodated there would not be subject to monitoring of their social media accounts by the Home Office, accommodation providers or site security contractors. As part of the induction processes, clear expectations would be set about behaviours and internet safety. If criminal activity occurs on site, the site’s service provider will have robust processes in place to report incidents of criminality to the police.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguarding measures are required in contracts for asylum accommodation providers at MoD Barnham to protect female residents from violence, harassment, intimidation, and sexual exploitation.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made.

The Government recognises Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) as a serious national priority and remains committed to reducing incidents through policing, prevention, and safeguarding measures. If the site is taken forward, the safety and security of local communities, staff and those accommodated on site would be of the utmost importance, with appropriate security arrangements developed in close engagement with local police and partners.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has examined the relative margin of error in Facial Age Estimation technology as compared with other methods of age assessment, when it comes to the assessment of age of people seeking asylum.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Assessing age is a complex task, and there is no single or a combination of techniques that are able to determine chronological age with precision.

Previously, the Department explored other potential scientific and technological methods, such as the use of X-ray and MRI technology. However, at this time FAE offers the potential to give much quicker results than other methods, with no requirement for any intrusive or invasive medical procedure. Our published factsheet, Facial age estimation - GOV.UK, explains how the technology works, and how the Department is exploring its use.

No final decisions have been made as to how FAE will work operationally, including how results will be displayed and weighted. The Home Office is planning a series of trials and testing throughout 2026 which will continue to inform policy, design and operational development. Subject to the results of the testing and trials taking place throughout 2026, FAE is planned to be rolled out from 2027. Full guidance will be provided and published to ensure a consistent approach to FAE and appropriate weighting of the results.

The Home Office has recently announced that the procurement process for an FAE algorithm has concluded, and a new contract has been awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd, with Cognitec as sub-contractor. The awarded algorithm was trained on the supplier’s proprietary dataset consisting of millions of facial images collected over several decades, covering a broad range of ages, ethnicities, and genders. The core model was not trained on Home Office operational data.

Separately, the Home Office has used industry algorithms to test FAE performance against approximately 2.5 million operational images with a known age across different ethnicities, genders and age ranges, and showed, indicating promising performance and accuracy. Internal testing and trialling is ongoing using the newly procured algorithm. Demographic differentials and the public sector equality duty have been a crucial part of this testing and ongoing policy development.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of potential bias and differential error rates in Facial Age Estimation technology procured by the Home Office by ethnicity, skin tone, sex and country of origin.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Assessing age is a complex task, and there is no single or a combination of techniques that are able to determine chronological age with precision.

Previously, the Department explored other potential scientific and technological methods, such as the use of X-ray and MRI technology. However, at this time FAE offers the potential to give much quicker results than other methods, with no requirement for any intrusive or invasive medical procedure. Our published factsheet, Facial age estimation - GOV.UK, explains how the technology works, and how the Department is exploring its use.

No final decisions have been made as to how FAE will work operationally, including how results will be displayed and weighted. The Home Office is planning a series of trials and testing throughout 2026 which will continue to inform policy, design and operational development. Subject to the results of the testing and trials taking place throughout 2026, FAE is planned to be rolled out from 2027. Full guidance will be provided and published to ensure a consistent approach to FAE and appropriate weighting of the results.

The Home Office has recently announced that the procurement process for an FAE algorithm has concluded, and a new contract has been awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd, with Cognitec as sub-contractor. The awarded algorithm was trained on the supplier’s proprietary dataset consisting of millions of facial images collected over several decades, covering a broad range of ages, ethnicities, and genders. The core model was not trained on Home Office operational data.

Separately, the Home Office has used industry algorithms to test FAE performance against approximately 2.5 million operational images with a known age across different ethnicities, genders and age ranges, and showed, indicating promising performance and accuracy. Internal testing and trialling is ongoing using the newly procured algorithm. Demographic differentials and the public sector equality duty have been a crucial part of this testing and ongoing policy development.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how decision-makers will account for uncertainty when the estimated age as per Facial Age Estimation technology falls near the threshold between childhood and adulthood.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Assessing age is a complex task, and there is no single or a combination of techniques that are able to determine chronological age with precision.

Previously, the Department explored other potential scientific and technological methods, such as the use of X-ray and MRI technology. However, at this time FAE offers the potential to give much quicker results than other methods, with no requirement for any intrusive or invasive medical procedure. Our published factsheet, Facial age estimation - GOV.UK, explains how the technology works, and how the Department is exploring its use.

No final decisions have been made as to how FAE will work operationally, including how results will be displayed and weighted. The Home Office is planning a series of trials and testing throughout 2026 which will continue to inform policy, design and operational development. Subject to the results of the testing and trials taking place throughout 2026, FAE is planned to be rolled out from 2027. Full guidance will be provided and published to ensure a consistent approach to FAE and appropriate weighting of the results.

The Home Office has recently announced that the procurement process for an FAE algorithm has concluded, and a new contract has been awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd, with Cognitec as sub-contractor. The awarded algorithm was trained on the supplier’s proprietary dataset consisting of millions of facial images collected over several decades, covering a broad range of ages, ethnicities, and genders. The core model was not trained on Home Office operational data.

Separately, the Home Office has used industry algorithms to test FAE performance against approximately 2.5 million operational images with a known age across different ethnicities, genders and age ranges, and showed, indicating promising performance and accuracy. Internal testing and trialling is ongoing using the newly procured algorithm. Demographic differentials and the public sector equality duty have been a crucial part of this testing and ongoing policy development.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Facial Age Estimation technology procured by the Home Office has been tested on people seeking asylum.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Assessing age is a complex task, and there is no single or a combination of techniques that are able to determine chronological age with precision.

Previously, the Department explored other potential scientific and technological methods, such as the use of X-ray and MRI technology. However, at this time FAE offers the potential to give much quicker results than other methods, with no requirement for any intrusive or invasive medical procedure. Our published factsheet, Facial age estimation - GOV.UK, explains how the technology works, and how the Department is exploring its use.

No final decisions have been made as to how FAE will work operationally, including how results will be displayed and weighted. The Home Office is planning a series of trials and testing throughout 2026 which will continue to inform policy, design and operational development. Subject to the results of the testing and trials taking place throughout 2026, FAE is planned to be rolled out from 2027. Full guidance will be provided and published to ensure a consistent approach to FAE and appropriate weighting of the results.

The Home Office has recently announced that the procurement process for an FAE algorithm has concluded, and a new contract has been awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd, with Cognitec as sub-contractor. The awarded algorithm was trained on the supplier’s proprietary dataset consisting of millions of facial images collected over several decades, covering a broad range of ages, ethnicities, and genders. The core model was not trained on Home Office operational data.

Separately, the Home Office has used industry algorithms to test FAE performance against approximately 2.5 million operational images with a known age across different ethnicities, genders and age ranges, and showed, indicating promising performance and accuracy. Internal testing and trialling is ongoing using the newly procured algorithm. Demographic differentials and the public sector equality duty have been a crucial part of this testing and ongoing policy development.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of CCTV footage in reducing crime in urban areas.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

CCTV is a long-established and widely used tool across England and Wales, operated by a range of public and private bodies to support crime prevention, public safety and investigations.

The Surveillance Camera Commissioner (SCC) is responsible for encouraging compliance with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice. The Code provides guidance on the responsible use of surveillance camera systems, including CCTV, by police and local authorities and voluntary adopters in England and Wales. This ensures public trust and compliance with data protection laws. The Commissioner also provides advice and information to the public and surveillance system operators about the effective, appropriate, proportionate, and transparent use of surveillance camera systems.

The SCC is progressing the delivery of a project to assess how overt surveillance, such as CCTV, can support the Government’s Safer Streets initiative and efforts to reduce violence against women and girls (VAWG). The findings and recommendations are anticipated to be published later this year.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate has been made of the total cost of returning MoD Barnham to its previous condition following the conclusion of its use as asylum accommodation; and which department will cover that cost.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Government is considering whether to sue MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been taken.

If the site is taken forward, any activity provision, including where it would be delivered, would be considered as part of the operating model and ongoing suitability assessments.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Hanson of Flint to the first Oral Question on 9 July, what assessment they have made of the impact of the Home Secretary’s proposed policy change to extend the right to acquire indefinite leave to remain and citizenship to 10 years on the number of people who will gain British citizenship in the next decade.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.

We received over 200,000 responses and are now carefully considering the feedback received, as we develop the final model. As no final decisions have been made, I can give no further detail at this time.

The final model will also be subject to economic and equality impact assessments, which we have committed to publish in due course.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of Facial Age Estimation technology procured by the Home Office when applied to children and young people seeking asylum.

Answered by Alex Norris - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Assessing age is a complex task, and there is no single or a combination of techniques that are able to determine chronological age with precision.

Previously, the Department explored other potential scientific and technological methods, such as the use of X-ray and MRI technology. However, at this time FAE offers the potential to give much quicker results than other methods, with no requirement for any intrusive or invasive medical procedure. Our published factsheet, Facial age estimation - GOV.UK, explains how the technology works, and how the Department is exploring its use.

No final decisions have been made as to how FAE will work operationally, including how results will be displayed and weighted. The Home Office is planning a series of trials and testing throughout 2026 which will continue to inform policy, design and operational development. Subject to the results of the testing and trials taking place throughout 2026, FAE is planned to be rolled out from 2027. Full guidance will be provided and published to ensure a consistent approach to FAE and appropriate weighting of the results.

The Home Office has recently announced that the procurement process for an FAE algorithm has concluded, and a new contract has been awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd, with Cognitec as sub-contractor. The awarded algorithm was trained on the supplier’s proprietary dataset consisting of millions of facial images collected over several decades, covering a broad range of ages, ethnicities, and genders. The core model was not trained on Home Office operational data.

Separately, the Home Office has used industry algorithms to test FAE performance against approximately 2.5 million operational images with a known age across different ethnicities, genders and age ranges, and showed, indicating promising performance and accuracy. Internal testing and trialling is ongoing using the newly procured algorithm. Demographic differentials and the public sector equality duty have been a crucial part of this testing and ongoing policy development.

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Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to strengthen regulation of waste carriers and brokers, and to encourage intelligence-sharing and enforcement coordination between relevant regulators.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This Government has recently laid legislation that will replace the light-touch waste carriers, brokers and dealers registration system with a new waste controllers and transporters system under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016. This new regime will mean that operators will need to undergo stricter background checks and demonstrate technical competence to be granted a permit.

The Joint Unit for Waste Crime brings together law enforcement partners to tackle serious and organised waste crime and has already developed an enhanced intelligence sharing approach to enable this. Under the Waste Crime Action Plan, Defra is working closely with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Home Office to undertake a review of the end-to-end multi-agency response to waste crime, including areas such as information sharing. The review will identify opportunities to strengthen how agencies work together and will aim to strengthen existing intelligence sharing structures.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the use of roadside evidential drug testing devices in other countries; and whether she plans to introduce comparable technology in England and Wales.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Transport has consulted on the potential use of alternative specimens, including oral fluid, saliva and sweat, in drug-driving forensic analysis. We are considering the responses received and will set out next steps in the usual way. No decision has been taken on whether to introduce roadside evidential drug-testing devices in England and Wales.

The Department works very closely with the Home Office, policing partners and scientific advisers on drug-driving enforcement and emerging testing technologies.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Home Office on the introduction of roadside evidential drug testing devices for drug driving offences since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Transport has consulted on the potential use of alternative specimens, including oral fluid, saliva and sweat, in drug-driving forensic analysis. We are considering the responses received and will set out next steps in the usual way. No decision has been taken on whether to introduce roadside evidential drug-testing devices in England and Wales.

The Department works very closely with the Home Office, policing partners and scientific advisers on drug-driving enforcement and emerging testing technologies.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to local authorities on their enforcement responsibilities under the Housing Act 2004 in respect of Houses in Multiple Occupation used to house asylum seekers by the Home Office or its contractors.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My Department has published no such guidance.

I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 75141 on 16 September 2025.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of efforts to engage with secondary school children on the issue of sexism.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

The reformed relationships, sex and health education curriculum champions healthy attitudes and relationships, equipping children with the tools needed to tackle harmful influences. This includes a focus on building healthy relationships skills from the start of primary school and an emphasis on opening conversations with young people about positive conceptions of masculinity and femininity, including how to identify and learn from positive male role models.

Pupils should understand the importance of challenging harmful beliefs and attitudes and the links between sexism and misogyny and violence against women and girls.

As part of the Freedom from Violence and Abuse strategy, the department is delivering a £16 million investment, including £5 million from the Home Office, through the Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention Programme. We will test, learn, and evaluate on interventions in secondary schools on topics including misogyny and sexism.

New teaching resources for key stages 2 to 5 are being developed to support teachers to tackle misogyny and handle conversations on difficult topics. These resources will be available for the new school year.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase education on the dangers and impact of sexism and misogyny.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

The reformed relationships, sex and health education curriculum champions healthy attitudes and relationships, equipping children with the tools needed to tackle harmful influences. This includes a focus on building healthy relationships skills from the start of primary school and an emphasis on opening conversations with young people about positive conceptions of masculinity and femininity, including how to identify and learn from positive male role models.

Pupils should understand the importance of challenging harmful beliefs and attitudes and the links between sexism and misogyny and violence against women and girls.

As part of the Freedom from Violence and Abuse strategy, the department is delivering a £16 million investment, including £5 million from the Home Office, through the Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention Programme. We will test, learn, and evaluate on interventions in secondary schools on topics including misogyny and sexism.

New teaching resources for key stages 2 to 5 are being developed to support teachers to tackle misogyny and handle conversations on difficult topics. These resources will be available for the new school year.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, whether an assessment has been made of the likelihood that scholarship recipients will return to Gaza following completion of their studies.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.

In 2025, eligible students secured a range of fully funded scholarships to study at UK universities. Standard departure costs, including flights, accommodation and insurance, were met through a combination of scholarship and university funding.

Additionally, Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding may be used to support transport costs associated with the initial journey from Gaza. The proportion of costs met through ODA funding for the 2026 cohort will depend on the number of students travelling.

No separate estimate of costs has been made. Unit costs for visa applications are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.

The number of students supported will depend on operational considerations, and is highly dependent on factors outside the UK government’s control. In 2025, the government supported more than 100 fully funded scholarship students to arrive and study in the UK.

Students come to the UK on standard student visas, which allow them to stay for the duration of their course and a short period afterwards. Any further stay in the UK would be subject to the Immigration Rules.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, what discussions have taken place with UK universities on the long-term immigration status of scholarship recipients following the completion of their courses.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.

In 2025, eligible students secured a range of fully funded scholarships to study at UK universities. Standard departure costs, including flights, accommodation and insurance, were met through a combination of scholarship and university funding.

Additionally, Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding may be used to support transport costs associated with the initial journey from Gaza. The proportion of costs met through ODA funding for the 2026 cohort will depend on the number of students travelling.

No separate estimate of costs has been made. Unit costs for visa applications are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.

The number of students supported will depend on operational considerations, and is highly dependent on factors outside the UK government’s control. In 2025, the government supported more than 100 fully funded scholarship students to arrive and study in the UK.

Students come to the UK on standard student visas, which allow them to stay for the duration of their course and a short period afterwards. Any further stay in the UK would be subject to the Immigration Rules.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, what criteria were used to determine which scholarship recipients would be eligible for Government assistance to travel to the United Kingdom.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.

In 2025, eligible students secured a range of fully funded scholarships to study at UK universities. Standard departure costs, including flights, accommodation and insurance, were met through a combination of scholarship and university funding.

Additionally, Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding may be used to support transport costs associated with the initial journey from Gaza. The proportion of costs met through ODA funding for the 2026 cohort will depend on the number of students travelling.

No separate estimate of costs has been made. Unit costs for visa applications are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.

The number of students supported will depend on operational considerations, and is highly dependent on factors outside the UK government’s control. In 2025, the government supported more than 100 fully funded scholarship students to arrive and study in the UK.

Students come to the UK on standard student visas, which allow them to stay for the duration of their course and a short period afterwards. Any further stay in the UK would be subject to the Immigration Rules.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, what estimate has been made of the cost to the public purse of facilitating the relocation of scholarship recipients from Gaza to study at UK universities.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.

In 2025, eligible students secured a range of fully funded scholarships to study at UK universities. Standard departure costs, including flights, accommodation and insurance, were met through a combination of scholarship and university funding.

Additionally, Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding may be used to support transport costs associated with the initial journey from Gaza. The proportion of costs met through ODA funding for the 2026 cohort will depend on the number of students travelling.

No separate estimate of costs has been made. Unit costs for visa applications are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.

The number of students supported will depend on operational considerations, and is highly dependent on factors outside the UK government’s control. In 2025, the government supported more than 100 fully funded scholarship students to arrive and study in the UK.

Students come to the UK on standard student visas, which allow them to stay for the duration of their course and a short period afterwards. Any further stay in the UK would be subject to the Immigration Rules.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, what proportion of the costs associated with bringing scholarship recipients to the United Kingdom will be met from Official Development Assistance budgets.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.

In 2025, eligible students secured a range of fully funded scholarships to study at UK universities. Standard departure costs, including flights, accommodation and insurance, were met through a combination of scholarship and university funding.

Additionally, Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding may be used to support transport costs associated with the initial journey from Gaza. The proportion of costs met through ODA funding for the 2026 cohort will depend on the number of students travelling.

No separate estimate of costs has been made. Unit costs for visa applications are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.

The number of students supported will depend on operational considerations, and is highly dependent on factors outside the UK government’s control. In 2025, the government supported more than 100 fully funded scholarship students to arrive and study in the UK.

Students come to the UK on standard student visas, which allow them to stay for the duration of their course and a short period afterwards. Any further stay in the UK would be subject to the Immigration Rules.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, how many students are expected to be supported to travel to the United Kingdom under the arrangements announced.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.

In 2025, eligible students secured a range of fully funded scholarships to study at UK universities. Standard departure costs, including flights, accommodation and insurance, were met through a combination of scholarship and university funding.

Additionally, Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding may be used to support transport costs associated with the initial journey from Gaza. The proportion of costs met through ODA funding for the 2026 cohort will depend on the number of students travelling.

No separate estimate of costs has been made. Unit costs for visa applications are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.

The number of students supported will depend on operational considerations, and is highly dependent on factors outside the UK government’s control. In 2025, the government supported more than 100 fully funded scholarship students to arrive and study in the UK.

Students come to the UK on standard student visas, which allow them to stay for the duration of their course and a short period afterwards. Any further stay in the UK would be subject to the Immigration Rules.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities, published on 24 June 2026, what estimate has been made of the cost of security screening and immigration processing for scholarship recipients.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.

In 2025, eligible students secured a range of fully funded scholarships to study at UK universities. Standard departure costs, including flights, accommodation and insurance, were met through a combination of scholarship and university funding.

Additionally, Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding may be used to support transport costs associated with the initial journey from Gaza. The proportion of costs met through ODA funding for the 2026 cohort will depend on the number of students travelling.

No separate estimate of costs has been made. Unit costs for visa applications are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.

The number of students supported will depend on operational considerations, and is highly dependent on factors outside the UK government’s control. In 2025, the government supported more than 100 fully funded scholarship students to arrive and study in the UK.

Students come to the UK on standard student visas, which allow them to stay for the duration of their course and a short period afterwards. Any further stay in the UK would be subject to the Immigration Rules.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what directions and support they give to Local Housing Authorities in order for asylum seekers to be housed; and whether asylum seekers take priority over local people on housing waiting lists.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Home Office is responsible for delivering asylum policy and ensuring eligible destitute asylum seekers are accommodated.

Eligibility for social housing in England is tightly controlled. If a person's immigration status does not allow them recourse to public funds then they are not eligible for an allocation of social housing. Asylum seekers are not eligible for social housing.

Where foreign nationals are eligible, they will have their housing needs considered on the same basis as other eligible applicants in accordance with the local council’s housing allocation scheme. People who are homeless, in overcrowded housing or who need to move for medical reasons are prioritised.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department was consulted by the Home Office on the potential road safety implications of proposals to accommodate asylum seekers at MoD Bicester, including impacts on the B4011 and the use of that route by high-sided vehicles seeking to avoid the height-restricted railway bridge on the A41.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Transport has not been consulted by the Home Office on the potential road safety implications of proposals to accommodate asylum seekers at MoD Bicester.

Local traffic management, including consideration of impacts on local roads such as the B4011, is a matter for the relevant local highway authority, Oxfordshire County Council. It would be for the Home Office, as the lead department for the proposals, to engage with the appropriate local authorities and other relevant bodies as necessary.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on the cost of rural crime to farming businesses.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues.

The Government is committed to tackling rural crime and safeguarding rural communities. That is why we have worked closely with the Home Office and the National Police Chief’s Council to deliver their 2025-28 Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy which was published November 2025.

The strategy sets out operational and organisational policing priorities in respect of tackling crimes that predominantly affect rural communities. The strategy, lasting until 2028, will ensure efforts to reduce crime benefit every community no matter where they live, including rural communities.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will provide an update on whether there have been any recent military developments in Cuba.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Ministry of Defence is engaged with FCDO, Cabinet Office and Home Office colleagues in monitoring the situation in Cuba, including the potential for humanitarian impact on our regional overseas territories.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing road risk prevention orders, or a similar mechanism, to prohibit individuals suspected of posing a serious road safety risk from driving pending the outcome of criminal proceedings.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department is providing £2.7 million per year for three years for the Roads Policing Innovation Programme, working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Home Office to strengthen national roads policing coordination. This funding supports the programme as a whole, including work on impaired driving. Core police funding, operational deployment and forensic toxicology capacity remain matters for the Home Office, Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners.

On road risk prevention orders, the Department has recently consulted on similar issues through its motoring offences consultation. This included seeking views on temporary licence suspension for those suspected of drink or drug driving until court attendance, guilty plea or while bailed pending forensic analysis, and on suspending licences for those under investigation for serious driving offences resulting in death or serious injury.

The Department also intends to publish a response to the 2022 call for evidence on repeat drug-driving offenders alongside the response to the motoring offences consultation. That call for evidence sought views on a drug-driving high-risk offender scheme and a rehabilitation course.

No final decision has been taken on introducing a drug-driving rehabilitation programme, a drug-driving high-risk offender scheme, or linking any interim driving prohibition to course completion or drug testing. Responses to the motoring offences consultation are now being analysed, and it would not be right to pre-empt the outcome of that process.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of linking any interim driving prohibition for drug driving offenders to the successful completion of an approved drug driving rehabilitation course and a negative drug test.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department is providing £2.7 million per year for three years for the Roads Policing Innovation Programme, working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Home Office to strengthen national roads policing coordination. This funding supports the programme as a whole, including work on impaired driving. Core police funding, operational deployment and forensic toxicology capacity remain matters for the Home Office, Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners.

On road risk prevention orders, the Department has recently consulted on similar issues through its motoring offences consultation. This included seeking views on temporary licence suspension for those suspected of drink or drug driving until court attendance, guilty plea or while bailed pending forensic analysis, and on suspending licences for those under investigation for serious driving offences resulting in death or serious injury.

The Department also intends to publish a response to the 2022 call for evidence on repeat drug-driving offenders alongside the response to the motoring offences consultation. That call for evidence sought views on a drug-driving high-risk offender scheme and a rehabilitation course.

No final decision has been taken on introducing a drug-driving rehabilitation programme, a drug-driving high-risk offender scheme, or linking any interim driving prohibition to course completion or drug testing. Responses to the motoring offences consultation are now being analysed, and it would not be right to pre-empt the outcome of that process.

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