Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the update provided to the Home Affairs Committee on 28 April 2020, how many applications for urgent and exceptional payments have been (a) received, (b) approved and (c) declined during the period 1 February 2021 to 31 May 2021.

Details regarding the amount of applications for urgent and exceptional support made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; can be accessed at: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5386/documents/54029/default/. The data requested for the specific time period of 01 February 2021 to 31 May 2021 has not been published.

Information about exceptional payments is due to be released as part of transparency data.