Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which companies were contracted by her Department to develop an IT system for the Rwanda scheme; and how much was spent with each company.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
The department has set out the costs of the scheme and provided further details to clarify this: Breakdown of Home Office costs associated with the MEDP with Rwanda and the Illegal Migration Act 2023 - GOV.UK.
For a variety of reasons, including issues around commercial sensitivities, we do not expect to provide a further breakdown of IT-related expenditure, but as the Home Secretary has made clear, our work now is to repurpose as much of this money as possible to clear the asylum backlog and move out of hotels.
Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will conduct initial asylum screenings under the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.
Answered by Michael Tomlinson
The screening process is designed to capture basic information about the individual, immigration history and their protection claim and is conducted by a range of officials under the Home Office.
Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much will people whose claims have been rejected be offered to move to Rwanda voluntarily.
Answered by Michael Tomlinson
Individuals who have no right to remain in the UK legally are being offered voluntary relocation to Rwanda under a new agreement with the Government of Rwanda. This will relocate individuals who have no right to work, rent or remain in the UK to relocate to Rwanda and allow them to build safe and prosperous lives there.
Individuals will receive £3,000 to support their relocation, paid to them on a card that can only be used in Rwanda.
This builds on our already widely used voluntary returns scheme, which saw more than 19,000 people return to their country-of-origin last year. We can also now facilitate relocation to Rwanda, providing an alternative for those whose country of origin is unsafe or those who would prefer not to return, but have no right to remain in the UK.
Under this Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Rwanda, individuals relocated voluntarily will have the same package of support for up to five years and access to integration programmes, so that they can study, undertake training, and work. Actual spend of the policy will be reported as part of the annual Home Office Reports and Accounts in the usual way.
Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership, what care and support will be provided for refugees coming from Rwanda to the UK.
Answered by Michael Tomlinson
More details on the resettlement of refugees as part of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership will be set out in due course.
Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where refugees coming from Rwanda to the UK will be housed.
Answered by Michael Tomlinson
More details on the resettlement of refugees as part of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership will be set out in due course.
Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a breakdown of how the £171,000 per person deported to Rwanda agreed in the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership will be spent.
Answered by Michael Tomlinson
The most recently published information, which includes a breakdown of the per person costs, is the National Audit Office Report which can be found here: UK-Rwanda Partnership - NAO report.
The per person costs are to provide a 5-year integration package. This includes accommodation, essential items such as food, medical services, education, language training and professional development. Rwanda will also support individuals with work opportunities and access to integration programmes.
Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's budget for delivery of Prevent by local authorities in London was in (a) 2019/20, (b) 2020/21, (c) 2012/22 and (d) 2022/23.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat
The Home Office spent the below on local authority Prevent delivery in London between financial years (19-20)-(22-23):
19/20 - £6,151,499m
20/21 – £5,394,112m
21/22 – £4,927,145m
22/23 – £4,461,433m
The Home Office spent the below on non-police led aspects of Prevent:
19/20 - £50,642,350
20/21 - £36,328,208
21/22 - £46,408,802
23/23 - £35,686,580
The Home Office has an annual budget for Prevent local delivery which is set nationally, not by region.
The Home Office has an annual budget for Prevent local delivery which is set nationally. The annual budget for financial years (2019-20)-(2022-23) are set out below:
19/20 - £12,4m
20/21 - £11,622,500m
21/22 - £10,940m
22/23 - £11m
The Home Office allocated the below funding on non-police led aspects of Prevent:
19/20 - £51,816,427
20/21 - £50,330,318
21/22 - £52,778,437
22/23 - £48,744,261
Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's budget for delivery of Prevent by local authorities was in (a) 2019/20, (b) 2020/21, (c) 2012/22 and (d) 2022/23.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat
The Home Office spent the below on local authority Prevent delivery in London between financial years (19-20)-(22-23):
19/20 - £6,151,499m
20/21 – £5,394,112m
21/22 – £4,927,145m
22/23 – £4,461,433m
The Home Office spent the below on non-police led aspects of Prevent:
19/20 - £50,642,350
20/21 - £36,328,208
21/22 - £46,408,802
23/23 - £35,686,580
The Home Office has an annual budget for Prevent local delivery which is set nationally, not by region.
The Home Office has an annual budget for Prevent local delivery which is set nationally. The annual budget for financial years (2019-20)-(2022-23) are set out below:
19/20 - £12,4m
20/21 - £11,622,500m
21/22 - £10,940m
22/23 - £11m
The Home Office allocated the below funding on non-police led aspects of Prevent:
19/20 - £51,816,427
20/21 - £50,330,318
21/22 - £52,778,437
22/23 - £48,744,261
Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on delivery of Prevent by local authorities in London in (a) 2019/20, (b) 2020/21, (c) 2012/22 and (d) 2022/23.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat
The Home Office spent the below on local authority Prevent delivery in London between financial years (19-20)-(22-23):
19/20 - £6,151,499m
20/21 – £5,394,112m
21/22 – £4,927,145m
22/23 – £4,461,433m
The Home Office spent the below on non-police led aspects of Prevent:
19/20 - £50,642,350
20/21 - £36,328,208
21/22 - £46,408,802
23/23 - £35,686,580
The Home Office has an annual budget for Prevent local delivery which is set nationally, not by region.
The Home Office has an annual budget for Prevent local delivery which is set nationally. The annual budget for financial years (2019-20)-(2022-23) are set out below:
19/20 - £12,4m
20/21 - £11,622,500m
21/22 - £10,940m
22/23 - £11m
The Home Office allocated the below funding on non-police led aspects of Prevent:
19/20 - £51,816,427
20/21 - £50,330,318
21/22 - £52,778,437
22/23 - £48,744,261
Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on non-police led aspects of Prevent in (a) 2019/20, (b) 2020/21, (c) 2012/22 and (d) 2022/23.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat
The Home Office spent the below on local authority Prevent delivery in London between financial years (19-20)-(22-23):
19/20 - £6,151,499m
20/21 – £5,394,112m
21/22 – £4,927,145m
22/23 – £4,461,433m
The Home Office spent the below on non-police led aspects of Prevent:
19/20 - £50,642,350
20/21 - £36,328,208
21/22 - £46,408,802
23/23 - £35,686,580
The Home Office has an annual budget for Prevent local delivery which is set nationally, not by region.
The Home Office has an annual budget for Prevent local delivery which is set nationally. The annual budget for financial years (2019-20)-(2022-23) are set out below:
19/20 - £12,4m
20/21 - £11,622,500m
21/22 - £10,940m
22/23 - £11m
The Home Office allocated the below funding on non-police led aspects of Prevent:
19/20 - £51,816,427
20/21 - £50,330,318
21/22 - £52,778,437
22/23 - £48,744,261