Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Tooting dated 10 May 2022, reference RA44955.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
I apologise for the delay.
PQ 65933 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0348176/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 5 July 2022
PQ 65934 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0399708/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022
PQ 65935 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65936 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0307096/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022
PQ 65937 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0305254/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 1 July 2022
Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Tooting dated 11 May 2022, reference RA45015.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
I apologise for the delay.
PQ 65933 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0348176/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 5 July 2022
PQ 65934 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0399708/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022
PQ 65935 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65936 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0307096/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022
PQ 65937 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0305254/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 1 July 2022
Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Tooting dated 16 May 2022, reference RA45162.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
I apologise for the delay.
PQ 65933 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0348176/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 5 July 2022
PQ 65934 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0399708/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022
PQ 65935 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65936 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0307096/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022
PQ 65937 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0305254/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 1 July 2022
Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Tooting dated 24 May 2022, reference RA43299.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
I apologise for the delay.
PQ 65933 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0348176/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 5 July 2022
PQ 65934 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0399708/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022
PQ 65935 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65936 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0307096/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022
PQ 65937 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0305254/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 1 July 2022
Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Tooting dated 24 May 2022, reference RA45408.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
I apologise for the delay.
PQ 65933 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0348176/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 5 July 2022
PQ 65934 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0399708/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022
PQ 65935 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65936 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0307096/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022
PQ 65937 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0305254/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 1 July 2022
Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with a diagnosed mental health illness were held in (a) an immigration removal centre and (b) a short term holding facility in each year since 2010.
Answered by Simon Baynes
The Home Office does not hold this information centrally. Healthcare services in all immigration removal centres (IRCs) in England are commissioned by NHS England. At Dungavel IRC in Scotland, and Larne House Short Term Holding Facility in Northern Ireland, healthcare is commissioned by the service providers.
We take the health and welfare of those detained in our care very seriously, and all individuals who are detained have access to medical care. All detained individuals entering an IRC receive a healthcare screening within two hours of their arrival, which identifies any immediate or long-term healthcare risks. Unless they decline, individuals in IRCs are given an appointment with a doctor within 24 hours. Clinical pathways into other healthcare services are initiated at this point depending on the outcomes of the reception screen, including into mental health services. Furthermore, all centres have mental health in-reach services available.
In accordance with the adults at risk in immigration detention policy, individuals considered to be vulnerable, including those suffering from mental health conditions, will be detained only when the vulnerability considerations in their particular case are outweighed by the immigration considerations.
All Home Office staff working in the detention system and IRC staff employed by our commercial suppliers are given training and support to identify and act upon indicators of vulnerability, including mental health issues.
Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated to providing mental health services in the asylum processing system per person in Rwanda.
Answered by Kevin Foster
As made clear in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) governing the Migration and Economic Development Partnership at paragraphs 8.1 and 10.3.2 individuals transferred will be given the support necessary by the Government of Rwanda to ensure their health and wellbeing. The MoU can be found at the following link: Memorandum of Understanding between the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the government of the Republic of Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what documentation must be issued by the Fire Brigade when instituting a waking watch at an impacted cladding building.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The decision to institute a Waking Watch is made by the Responsible Person for the building. The Fire and Rescue Service enforces as necessary against the requirements of the Fire Safety Order.
Sector-led guidance from the National Fire Chiefs Association, termed the Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance (SEG), is available to assist Responsible Persons, at: Simultaneous_Evacuation_Guidance_october_2020.pdf (nationalfirechiefs.org.uk)
Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has plans to make changes to prevent spent hospital orders under the Mental Health Act from being recorded on patients' Disclosure and Barring Service records.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
As the question refers to spent hospital orders, we assume you are referring to hospital orders for an individual detained under the Mental Health Act as part of the disposal for a conviction. Spent criminal records are never disclosed on basic criminal record certificates.
Jobs which require higher levels of trust (such as roles working with children) may be eligible for standard or enhanced criminal record certificates issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service. These checks may also disclose spent convictions and cautions in accordance with disclosure rules. According to the rules, a spent conviction or caution would be disclosed only if: it was imposed within the last 11 years; or it was for a specified offence which is serious, relates to sexual or violent offending or is otherwise relevant for safeguarding purposes; or where a custodial sentence is imposed. Where such convictions are disclosed, the certificates will also include any attached sentences/disposals which could include a hospital order.
Enhanced certificates may also contain other information held by the police if a Chief Officer of police considers it relevant to the role and proportionate for it to be disclosed. In making such a decision, Chief Officers must have regard to statutory guidance issued by the Secretary of State which makes clear that disclosure of information related to mental health is sensitive and requires careful consideration. Information suggesting a particular risk of harm to others, for example, might be considered appropriate for disclosure. If such information is disclosed, the criminal record certificate should provide sufficient explanation to ensure that the prospective employer will clearly understand the relevance of the information to the application.
The Government considers that the current approach strikes the right balance between public protection and an individual’s right to private life.
Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to extend the fiancée visa for people who are unable to (a) give notice to marry and (b) marry during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. We continue to monitor the situation closely and take these exceptional circumstances into account.
A fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner whose wedding or civil partnership is delayed due to Covid-19 can request an extension until 31 July by updating their records with the Coronavirus Immigration Team. (https://gov.smartwebportal.co.uk/homeoffice/public/ho_form.html)
The family Immigration Rules allow for an extension of leave if there is good reason for a wedding or civil partnership not taking place during the initial six-month period of leave to enter. Restrictions on giving notice to marry or delay to a wedding or civil partnership due to Covid-19 will be considered a good reason under this policy. They may otherwise be eligible to remain on the basis of exceptional circumstances.
These are unprecedented times and we may make further temporary adjustments to requirements where necessary and appropriate.