Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil society organisations received Prevent funding in the (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25 financial years; what the cost of that funding was; and what her Department's budget is for Prevent funding for civil society organisations in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
It is vital that Prevent is well-equipped to counter the threats that we face and the ideologies that underpin them.
Prevent provides funding for all local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland to address radicalisation risks through targeted projects
In the financial year 2023-24, the Home Office provided £26,294,582.59 in Prevent funding. This includes £2,790,047.15 in project delivery funding to a total of 63 Civil Society Organisations under the Prevent programme.
In the financial year 2024-25, the Home Office provided £27,769,727.44 in Prevent funding. This includes £2,365,309.72 in project delivery funding to a total of 52 Civil Society Organisations under the Prevent programme.
In the financial year April 2025 – March 2026, the Home Office is projected to provide £28,758,000 in Prevent funding. This includes a projected spend of £1,877,378.99 in project delivery funding to a total of 30 Civil Society Organisations under the Prevent programme.
This financial year, we have an allocated budget of £2 million for project funding. The anticipated expenditure for this financial year was £1.8 million, based on the funding bids received from local authorities.
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides support to (a) illegal migrants and (b) asylum seekers to get married.
Answered by Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office does not provide support to illegal migrants or asylum seekers to get married. General guidance for all persons seeking to marry in the UK can be found at this link Marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales: Check if you can get married or form a civil partnership - GOV.UK and Marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales: If you or your partner are from outside the UK or Ireland - GOV.UK.
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question 69855 on Radicalism, if she will list the 28 highest threat areas in England and Wales; and how much Prevent funding was provided to each local authority for those areas in 2024-25.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
In 2024/25, the Home Office allocated dedicated Prevent funds to the 30 highest threat local authorities. These are listed below, along with the amount of Prevent funding that was provided to each local authority during this time. The number of local authorities that received dedicated Prevent funding was reduced to 28 in 2025/26.
All Local Authorities in England, Scotland and Wales receive dedicated support from the Home Office to deliver the Prevent duty effectively and in proportion to the risk and threat. This support includes expertise from a network of region-based Home Office Prevent Advisers who work closely with partners to raise Prevent delivery standards.
In addition, all local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales can now bid for Prevent project funding from the Preventing Radicalisation Fund (PRF).
| Priority Areas FY24/25 (Alphabetical order) | Allocated Funds including project delivery |
1 | Birmingham | £634,093 |
2 | Blackburn with Darwen (Lancashire) | £276,620.35 |
3 | Bradford | £360,250.20 |
4 | Brent | £306,070 |
5 | Bristol | £131,317 |
6 | Calderdale | £194,711.17 |
7 | Cardiff | £354,963 |
8 | Croydon | £148,653.65 |
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9 | Derby | £311,226 |
10 | Ealing | £146,121.38 |
11 | Enfield | £252,701 |
12 | Hackney | £149,755 |
13 | Haringey | £242,438.98 |
14 | Kent | £247,041.40 |
15 | Kirklees | £232,622.93 |
16 | Lambeth | £159,893 |
17 | Leeds | £464,190.92 |
18 | Leicester | £373,404.75 |
19 | Liverpool | £317,524.03 |
20 | Luton | £360,664.87 |
21 | Manchester | £541,895 |
22 | Newcastle upon Tyne | £127,428.60 |
23 | Newham | £270,654.96 |
24 | Nottingham | £137,867.53 |
25 | Redbridge | £320,401 |
26 | Sandwell | £150,400 |
27 | Sheffield | £228,825 |
28 | Tower Hamlets | £390,468.60 |
29 | Waltham Forest | £148,277.76 |
30 | Westminster | £327,227.54 |
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025to Question 69855 on Radicalism, how much was allocated from the Preventing Radicalisation Fund in 2024-25 (a) in total and (b) to each local authority which received funding.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
It is vital that Prevent is well-equipped to counter the threats that we face and the ideologies that underpin them.
Prevent provides funding for all local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland to address radicalisation risks through targeted projects
The Home Office provided £790,376.85 of funding from the Preventing Radicalisation Fund in the financial year 2024-25 to the following local authority areas.
Barnsley |
Blackburn with Darwen - Lancashire |
Cambridgeshire |
Coventry |
Croydon |
Dorset |
Dudley |
Dyfed Powys |
Essex |
Greater Manchester |
Havering |
Hull |
Humberside |
Isle of Wight |
Kingston |
Lambeth |
Liverpool |
Merseyside |
Nottinghamshire |
Richmond |
Rotherham |
Solihull |
Southampton |
Thurrock |
Wakefield |
Wales |
Wandsworth |
West London |
Wiltshire |
Wolverhampton |
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71459 on Counter-terrorism: Finance, how much was allocated to each local authority in the (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 financial years.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
All Local Authorities in England, Scotland and Wales receive dedicated support from the Home Office to deliver the Prevent duty effectively and in proportion to the risk and threat.
This support includes expertise from a network of region-based Home Office Prevent Advisers who work closely with partners to raise Prevent delivery standards. Prevent Advisers also deliver an annual assurance exercise, assessing the extent to which local authorities are meeting the Prevent duty and identifying areas for further support and improvement.
In addition, all local authorities have access to the Preventing Radicalisation Fund. This supports the delivery of targeted Prevent projects, that aim to identify and mitigate local radicalisation risks.
Currently, the 28 highest threat areas in England and Wales receive Home Office Prevent funding to help them to go above and beyond the requirements of the Prevent duty. This funding supports the provision of dedicated Prevent posts in these local authorities. Some of these local authorities also receive additional funding to support regional working and share their Prevent expertise with other neighbouring local authorities.
The Home Office is projected to provide up to £6,000,000 of funding to local authorities under the Prevent programme for the current financial year 2025-26. This excludes funding for project delivery that is provided through the Prevent Radicalisation Fund.
In financial years 2024-25 the Home Office provided £6,008,271.63 of funding to 30 local authorities under the Prevent programme for dedicated Prevent posts.
An addition to the funding for dedicated Prevent posts within local authorities, the Home Office provided £2,365,309.72 of funding for Prevent project delivery for all local authorities in the financial year 2024-2025, through the Preventing Radicalisation Fund. For the financial year 2025-2026, the Home Office is projected to provide £1,877,378.99 for Prevent project delivery funding.
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71459 on Counter-terrorism: Finance, how much was given to each council in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
All Local Authorities in England, Scotland and Wales receive dedicated support from the Home Office to deliver the Prevent duty effectively and in proportion to the risk and threat.
This support includes expertise from a network of region-based Home Office Prevent Advisers who work closely with partners to raise Prevent delivery standards. Prevent Advisers also deliver an annual assurance exercise, assessing the extent to which local authorities are meeting the Prevent duty and identifying areas for further support and improvement.
In addition, all local authorities have access to the Preventing Radicalisation Fund. This supports the delivery of targeted Prevent projects, that aim to identify and mitigate local radicalisation risks.
Currently, the 28 highest threat areas in England and Wales receive Home Office Prevent funding to help them to go above and beyond the requirements of the Prevent duty. This funding supports the provision of dedicated Prevent posts in these local authorities. Some of these local authorities also receive additional funding to support regional working and share their Prevent expertise with other neighbouring local authorities.
The Home Office is projected to provide up to £6,000,000 of funding to local authorities under the Prevent programme for the current financial year 2025-26. This excludes funding for project delivery that is provided through the Prevent Radicalisation Fund.
In financial years 2024-25 the Home Office provided £6,008,271.63 of funding to 30 local authorities under the Prevent programme for dedicated Prevent posts.
An addition to the funding for dedicated Prevent posts within local authorities, the Home Office provided £2,365,309.72 of funding for Prevent project delivery for all local authorities in the financial year 2024-2025, through the Preventing Radicalisation Fund. For the financial year 2025-2026, the Home Office is projected to provide £1,877,378.99 for Prevent project delivery funding.
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Wealden District Council has raised legal objections to the use of Crowborough Training Camp to house asylum seekers.
Answered by Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)
We do not comment on legal matters, however all sites progressed for asylum accommodation will comply with safety, security, health and wellbeing standards. This government will close every asylum hotel. Work is well underway, with more suitable sites being brought forward to ease pressure on communities across the country.
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75606 on Community Development: English Language, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department for providing English language support to people in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The Home Office has invested in programmes to facilitate refugees’ access to English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision.
The ESOL Childcare Fund provided support for individuals resettled under the UK Resettlement Scheme, the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance policy, to enable participation in ESOL classes. In 2024-25, we allocated £1.8 million to this fund. This programme closed at the end of the 2024-25 financial year.
The ESOL Coordinator function provides a co-ordinated approach to English language across Strategic Migration Partnership (SMP) regions. We provide a grant of £30,000 to 12 SMP regions to fund this role. For 2024-25 and 2025-26, £360,000 was granted per year under this programme.
The Home Office developed the STEP Ahead programme, which ran from October 2024 – March 2025, to test an innovative intensive digital approach to delivering English language training and employment support to refugees. We allocated £700,000 to this programme in the 2024-25 financial year.
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish all the written evidence submitted by the Government to the court on the Epping Forest Bell Hotel hearings.
Answered by Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)
No, the Secretary of State will not publish written evidence submitted by the Government in the hearing relating to the Bell Inn Hotel, Epping. The Secretary of State’s evidence was presented to the court during the trial. After the trial, non-parties may apply to the court for permission to obtain copies of the witness evidence.
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2025, to Question 71461, on Asylum: Housing, what steps do (a) her Department and (b) its contractors follow if a local authority objects to specific asylum accommodation; and if he will set out the (i) circumstances and (ii) criteria that (A) her Department and (B) its contractors may disregard such an objection.
Answered by Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)
Our contracted providers consult with local authorities on every Dispersal Accommodation bedspace before it is procured with the relevant local authority. If the local authority and provider do not agree, the Home Office reviews it and considers the evidence that the local authority has put forward. This is to ensure procurement is undertaken in a proportionate manner that allows us to consider the impact on local areas.