Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are employed (a) full-time and (b) part-time in her Department's statelessness determination unit.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
Staffing and budget of the unit working on statelessness determination cannot be disaggregated from the wider team within which it sits.
The number of people employed in the Department’s statelessness determination unit is not information that is published by the Home Office and cannot be provided.
Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking to account a number of factors including user needs, the resources required to compile the statistics, as well quality and availability of data.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the 2024-25 budget is for her Department's statelessness determination unit.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
Staffing and budget of the unit working on statelessness determination cannot be disaggregated from the wider team within which it sits.
The number of people employed in the Department’s statelessness determination unit is not information that is published by the Home Office and cannot be provided.
Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking to account a number of factors including user needs, the resources required to compile the statistics, as well quality and availability of data.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the priorities are of the joint Work and Health Unit.
Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care Joint Work and Health Directorate (JWHD) (formerly Unit) was set up in 2015 in recognition of the significant link between work and health and to improve employment opportunities for disabled people and people with health conditions.
The goal of the JWHD is to open up opportunities to good work and to support a healthier, more productive and inclusive nation, by helping more disabled people and people with health conditions to: get appropriate work, get on in that work, and to return to work as quickly as possible if they leave it. This supports the Government priority of tackling economic inactivity, set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper.
The JWHD works to join up the health and employment systems, including the addition of employment support in existing care pathways, such as placing Employment Advisors in NHS Talking Therapy services and WorkWell, which is part of the plan to Get Britain Working and enables local areas to lead, design and deliver work and health support that meets the needs of their communities.
It is also recognised that employers play an important role in addressing health and disability. To build on this, JWHD is facilitating “Keep Britain Working”, an independent review of the role of UK employers in reducing health-related inactivity and to promote healthy and inclusive workplaces. The lead reviewer, Sir Charlie Mayfield, is expected to bring forward recommendations in Autumn 2025. Additionally, the JWHD has developed a digital information service for employers, and continues to oversee the Disability Confident Scheme.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with a (a) successful and (b) pending statelessness determination application are in immigration detention and removal centres.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) range and (b) average processing times were for statelessness determination applications since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) range and (b) average processing times were for statelessness determination applications in 2024.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stateless people (a) live in and (b) were born in the UK.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions were made under the statelessness determination procedure without interview of the applicant (a) in 2024 and (b) since the 5 July 2024.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for statelessness determination were received by her Department in (a) 2024 and (b) in each month since July 2024.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,what the initial results are of the work undertaken in the eight trailblazer areas set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper; and what are the key performance indicators for this work.
Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
As announced in the Get Britain Working White Paper, Trailblazers to test more localised delivery of the Youth Guarantee and support for people who are economically inactive are due to launch starting from April 2025. We are working closely with the Trailblazer delivery areas to develop their plans, which includes evaluation and performance information ahead of rollout.