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Written Question
Asylum: Christianity
Thursday 8th February 2024

Asked by: Caroline Johnson (Conservative - Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of asylum claims in which the applicant cites Christian belief as a reason for asylum (a) on arrival and (b) after arriving in the UK in each of the last 10 years; and what assessment he has made of trends in number and proportion of asylum claims in which the applicant cites Christian belief as a reason for asylum (i) on arrival and (ii) after arriving in the UK over that period.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

Information regarding an individual’s reasons for claiming asylum is not recorded in a reportable format. We are reviewing whether we could collect and publish data in this area.


Written Question
Human Trafficking
Thursday 16th March 2023

Asked by: Caroline Johnson (Conservative - Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in relation to modern slavery and the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), (a) how many people were referred to the NRM during 2022; (b) how many cases received a positive reasonable grounds decision during 2022; (c) how many cases received a negative reasonable grounds decision during 2022; (d) how many cases are currently waiting for a reasonable grounds decision; and (e) what recent estimate the Government has made of the (i) number and (ii) proportion of non UK citizens referred to the NRM who may have been referred to that mechanism with the intention of circumventing immigration requirements.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). The 2022 statistics can be found here;
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1139171/modern-slavery-national-referral-mechanism-and-duty-to-notify-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2022.ods.


Written Question
Motor Vehicles: Road Traffic Offences
Thursday 1st March 2018

Asked by: Caroline Johnson (Conservative - Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Section 59 warnings were issued in each area in England each year from 2014 to the last year for which data is available.

Answered by Nick Hurd

The Home Office does not hold data on the number of Section 59 warnings issued by the police in England and Wales.


Written Question
Hare Coursing
Thursday 1st March 2018

Asked by: Caroline Johnson (Conservative - Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dogs and vehicles relating to hare coursing were confiscated in each police area in England in each year from 2014 to the last year for which data is available.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The Home Office does not hold the information requested.

The enforcement of the Hunting Act 2004 is an operational matter for the police.