Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Ukraine: Urgent Refugee Applications
"Does the Minister understand how poorly it reflects on this country that our system for processing Ukrainian refugees is so slow and shambolic? Even accepting the need for biometric tests and so on, why can they not be done on the spot? Why can this not be expedited so that …..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 03 Mar 2022
Windrush Compensation Scheme
"The Windrush generation was the generation that came from across the Commonwealth, but largely from the Caribbean, to help to rebuild this country after the war. The point about the Windrush generation—a point that may not be understood by Government Members—was that these people thought they were British. They thought …..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 03 Mar 2022
Windrush Compensation Scheme
"The Minister has helpfully told us the total sum that has been paid in compensation, but how many claimants does that represent?..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Feb 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Does the Home Secretary accept that many Members of this House are dismayed that she did not make a statement in the normal way, so that she could have been questioned in the normal way? Does she further accept that that is not just disrespectful to the House of Commons, …..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 4th February 2022
Asked by:
Diane Abbott (Labour - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children under the age of 18 were (a) referred to the Prevent programme and (b) adopted as a Channel case in the financial year 2020-21.
Answered by Damian Hinds
In the year ending March 2021, there were 1,920 referrals to Prevent for individuals under the age of 18. Of these referrals, 347 (18%) were adopted as a Channel case. It should be noted that there were 32 referrals to Prevent in the year ending March 2021 where the individuals age was unknown.
Please note that we do not collect information on the number of individuals referred into and adopted by the Channel programme, only the number of referrals and adoptions. This is because one person can be referred into Prevent, and adopted onto Channel, multiple times.
The Channel process is entirely voluntary and those that are under-18 must have the consent of their parent/guardian to be adopted as a Channel case.
You can access more information on referrals and adopted cases on the 2020-21 Channel Statistics Publication:
Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, England and Wales, April 2020 to March 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Jan 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Is there any truth in the reports that the Government want to have asylum seekers processed offshore in countries such as Gambia? Has any such country actually agreed to this? Does the Secretary of State accept that having people processed hundreds or thousands of miles away might meet the letter …..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Dec 2021
Nationality and Borders Bill
"Does my hon. Friend agree that to make children bear the burden of this Government’s hostile environment policy must be wrong?..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Nov 2021
Channel Crossings in Small Boats
"The Home Secretary spoke earlier about the importance of viable plans; does she still consider the use of wave machines in the channel to turn back small boats to be a viable plan? Does she still consider the sending of desperate asylum seekers to a third country, such as Albania, …..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Sep 2021
Afghanistan Policy
"I have listened with care to the Minister’s statement. Is she aware of how many British residents and passport holders will be very shocked to learn that the Government can offer them no information on their relatives trapped in Afghanistan, let alone help them get their relatives to safety? Perhaps …..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Asked by:
Diane Abbott (Labour - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, , how many children under the age of 18 were adopted as a Channel Case in each year between April 2015 and April by (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) religion of the individual referred.
Answered by Kevin Foster
Since 2012, 2,897 people have been adopted to Prevent’s voluntary and confidential multi-agency Channel programme, which supports people who are vulnerable to exploitation from terrorist influences.
Below is data on the gender and age of those under the age of 18 who were referred to Prevent and adopted to Channel. Please note the ‘-‘ symbol has been used where the number of individuals in a category is less than 10.
Gender of those under the age of 18 referred to Prevent, 2015/16 to 2019/20 |
| Year |
Gender | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
Male | 2,799 | 2,367 | 3,116 | 2,495 | 2,532 |
Female | 829 | 550 | 436 | 382 | 373 |
Other | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Unknown | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Total | 3,630 | 2,918 | 3,556 | 2,879 | 2,915 |
Gender of those under the age of 18 adopted as a Channel case, 2015/16 to 2019/20 |
| Year |
Gender | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
Male | 191 | 176 | 200 | 282 | 320 |
Female | 39 | 23 | 13 | 34 | 38 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Total | 230 | 199 | 213 | 316 | 360 |
The Channel process is entirely voluntary and those under-18 must have the consent of their parent/guardian to be adopted as a Channel case.
Recording the ethnicity and religion of individuals who have been considered as a Channel case is not mandatory on the Home Office Case Management Information System. We therefore only hold partial data on the ethnicity or religion of Prevent referrals and Channel cases. This partial data cannot be released as it would create a misleading and inaccurate picture of the ethnic/religious make-up of Channel referrals aged under 18.