Asked by: Scott Benton (Independent - Blackpool South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum applications have been successfully appealed by the claimant since 2019.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The Home Office publishes data on small boat arrivals in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK’ release. Data on the number of small boat arrivals is published in the ‘Irregular migration summary tables’, including breakdowns by nationality, age and sex. The latest data cover the period up to the end of December 2021.
The Home Office publishes data on asylum and returns in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’.
The term 'deportations' refers to a legally-defined subset of returns, which are enforced either following a criminal conviction, or when it is judged that a person’s removal from the UK is conducive to the public good. The published statistics refer to enforced returns which include deportations, as well as cases where a person has breached UK immigration laws and those removed under other administrative and illegal entry powers that have declined to leave voluntarily. Figures on deportations, which are a subset of enforced returns, are not separately available.
The Home Office seeks to return people who do not have any legal right to stay in the UK, which includes people who:
Asylum-related returns relate to cases where there has been an asylum claim at some stage prior to the return. This will include asylum seekers whose asylum claims have been refused, and who have exhausted any rights of appeal, those returned under third country provisions, as well as those granted asylum/protection, but removed for other reasons (such as criminality).
Asked by: Scott Benton (Independent - Blackpool South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the demographic data of migrants who have arrived in the UK via illegal crossing on the English Channel since 2019.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The Home Office publishes data on small boat arrivals in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK’ release. Data on the number of small boat arrivals is published in the ‘Irregular migration summary tables’, including breakdowns by nationality, age and sex. The latest data cover the period up to the end of December 2021.
The Home Office publishes data on asylum and returns in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’.
The term 'deportations' refers to a legally-defined subset of returns, which are enforced either following a criminal conviction, or when it is judged that a person’s removal from the UK is conducive to the public good. The published statistics refer to enforced returns which include deportations, as well as cases where a person has breached UK immigration laws and those removed under other administrative and illegal entry powers that have declined to leave voluntarily. Figures on deportations, which are a subset of enforced returns, are not separately available.
The Home Office seeks to return people who do not have any legal right to stay in the UK, which includes people who:
Asylum-related returns relate to cases where there has been an asylum claim at some stage prior to the return. This will include asylum seekers whose asylum claims have been refused, and who have exhausted any rights of appeal, those returned under third country provisions, as well as those granted asylum/protection, but removed for other reasons (such as criminality).
Asked by: Scott Benton (Independent - Blackpool South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people whose claim for asylum was unsuccessful have been deported by her Department since 2019.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The Home Office publishes data on small boat arrivals in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK’ release. Data on the number of small boat arrivals is published in the ‘Irregular migration summary tables’, including breakdowns by nationality, age and sex. The latest data cover the period up to the end of December 2021.
The Home Office publishes data on asylum and returns in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’.
The term 'deportations' refers to a legally-defined subset of returns, which are enforced either following a criminal conviction, or when it is judged that a person’s removal from the UK is conducive to the public good. The published statistics refer to enforced returns which include deportations, as well as cases where a person has breached UK immigration laws and those removed under other administrative and illegal entry powers that have declined to leave voluntarily. Figures on deportations, which are a subset of enforced returns, are not separately available.
The Home Office seeks to return people who do not have any legal right to stay in the UK, which includes people who:
Asylum-related returns relate to cases where there has been an asylum claim at some stage prior to the return. This will include asylum seekers whose asylum claims have been refused, and who have exhausted any rights of appeal, those returned under third country provisions, as well as those granted asylum/protection, but removed for other reasons (such as criminality).
Asked by: Scott Benton (Independent - Blackpool South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims have been successfully processed by her Department since 2019.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The Home Office publishes data on small boat arrivals in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK’ release. Data on the number of small boat arrivals is published in the ‘Irregular migration summary tables’, including breakdowns by nationality, age and sex. The latest data cover the period up to the end of December 2021.
The Home Office publishes data on asylum and returns in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’.
The term 'deportations' refers to a legally-defined subset of returns, which are enforced either following a criminal conviction, or when it is judged that a person’s removal from the UK is conducive to the public good. The published statistics refer to enforced returns which include deportations, as well as cases where a person has breached UK immigration laws and those removed under other administrative and illegal entry powers that have declined to leave voluntarily. Figures on deportations, which are a subset of enforced returns, are not separately available.
The Home Office seeks to return people who do not have any legal right to stay in the UK, which includes people who:
Asylum-related returns relate to cases where there has been an asylum claim at some stage prior to the return. This will include asylum seekers whose asylum claims have been refused, and who have exhausted any rights of appeal, those returned under third country provisions, as well as those granted asylum/protection, but removed for other reasons (such as criminality).
Asked by: Scott Benton (Independent - Blackpool South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants successfully crossed the English Channel in each year since 2019.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The Home Office publishes data on small boat arrivals in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK’ release. Data on the number of small boat arrivals is published in the ‘Irregular migration summary tables’, including breakdowns by nationality, age and sex. The latest data cover the period up to the end of December 2021.
The Home Office publishes data on asylum and returns in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’.
The term 'deportations' refers to a legally-defined subset of returns, which are enforced either following a criminal conviction, or when it is judged that a person’s removal from the UK is conducive to the public good. The published statistics refer to enforced returns which include deportations, as well as cases where a person has breached UK immigration laws and those removed under other administrative and illegal entry powers that have declined to leave voluntarily. Figures on deportations, which are a subset of enforced returns, are not separately available.
The Home Office seeks to return people who do not have any legal right to stay in the UK, which includes people who:
Asylum-related returns relate to cases where there has been an asylum claim at some stage prior to the return. This will include asylum seekers whose asylum claims have been refused, and who have exhausted any rights of appeal, those returned under third country provisions, as well as those granted asylum/protection, but removed for other reasons (such as criminality).
Asked by: Lord Hylton (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government why there has been a decrease in the number of foreign national offenders deported from the UK since 2016; and what plans, if any, they have to reverse this trend.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The Government is clear foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them and since January 2019 we have removed 8,441 foreign national offenders.
We deal with significant and complex challenges when seeking to deport FNOs. These challenges can include travel documentation, late claims, late legal challenges and broader non-compliance with a lawful returns process.
Despite having numerous opportunity to raise grounds at any stage of the immigration process asylum claims, appeals and judicial reviews are all commonly raised by people awaiting return, and generally lead to release from detention – despite the vast majority not ultimately receiving a positive outcome for the applicant when the claim is reviewed. The prevalence of this issue is increasing, and evidence on how the system is open to abuse, which can divert resources away from genuine victims of trafficking, persecution and serious harm, can be found in an article under the 'deportation, removals and curtailment' on gov.uk. There is supporting data in the report 'Issues raised by people facing return in immigration detention', which can also be found on gov.uk. And whilst removals have continued, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our ability to deport as many FNOs as in previous years, due to travel restrictions, fewer scheduled routes and significant disruption to other services which support the removal of foreign criminals (such as court closures).
The New Plan for Immigration will make it easier and quicker to remove FNOs and those with no right to be in the UK. The Nationality and Borders Bill will extend the period an FNO can be removed from prison under the early removal scheme (ERS) from a maximum of 9 months to 12 months, providing the minimum requisite period has been served. The Bill will also streamline the appeals process by introducing an expanded one stop process aimed at reducing the extent to which people can frustrate removals through sequential or unmeritorious claims, appeals or legal action. A new power will also be implemented to impose visa penalties on countries who do not cooperate with the UK on the removal of their nationals who do not have a right to be in the UK.
Further information can be found in the New Plan for Immigration statement and the factsheet - Nationality and Borders Bill, which can both be found on gov.uk.
Asked by: Lord Brabazon of Tara (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion of, asylum appeals were successful due to the absence of a Home Office legal representative at the appeals tribunal.
Answered by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
Information on Home Office attendance at Immigration & Asylum Tribunal hearings is not collated centrally by HM Courts and Tribunals Service. Any decision to allow an Asylum appeal is made by a Judge based on the merits of each case.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are waiting to be removed from the UK having exhausted the appeals process in their asylum applications.
Answered by Kevin Foster
Information regarding the number of failed asylum seekers still living in the UK can be found on tables ASY03 and RCM02 of the most recently published immigration and protection transparency data:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-protection-data-q2-2021
Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people subject to reporting conditions have dependent children in (a) Manchester Gorton, (b) Manchester, (c) Greater Manchester and (d) the North West as at 26 October 2021.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
Bail conditions are imposed where an individual without valid leave to remain in the UK comes into contact with Immigration Enforcement (IE) and are not imminently removable. For example, where a legal barrier or lack of travel document prevents their return. The individual would be placed on reporting. This is a form of contact management, whereby individuals are required to attend a Reporting Centre (managed by IE) or a police station on a regular basis. UKVI, Asylum, Criminal Casework, Removal Casework and ICE all feed cases into the reporting population. The frequency at which an offender reports is based on their removability, the risk they pose to the public and their vulnerability. There are 14 Reporting Centres throughout the UK and over 100 police stations where individuals are required to report. These are serviced by c.210 Full Time-Equivalent (FTE). When attending a reporting event, an individual may be interviewed to gather information that allows Immigration Enforcement to apply for a travel document and make a decision on an outstanding application or promote a voluntary return. When an individual becomes removable, they may be detained at a Reporting Centre or a Police station when they next report. Significant changes have been made to bail conditions, and to reporting requirements, considering the evolution of the current pandemic. We do not routinely publish the information that has been requested, however, requiring a child to report will be rare and the decision will be made on a case by case basis by the reporting and offender management teams, taking into account every child matters: statutory guidance and the best interests of the child. Home Office defines an age dispute case as one where an individual:
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The position is kept under on-going review, having regard to public health considerations as well as the public interest in the maintenance of immigration control.
Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people subject to a reporting condition are in the care of local authorities in (a) Manchester Gorton, (b) Manchester, (c) Manchester Gorton and (d) in the North West as a (i) looked-after child and (ii) care leaver on 26 October 2021.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
Bail conditions are imposed where an individual without valid leave to remain in the UK comes into contact with Immigration Enforcement (IE) and are not imminently removable. For example, where a legal barrier or lack of travel document prevents their return. The individual would be placed on reporting. This is a form of contact management, whereby individuals are required to attend a Reporting Centre (managed by IE) or a police station on a regular basis. UKVI, Asylum, Criminal Casework, Removal Casework and ICE all feed cases into the reporting population. The frequency at which an offender reports is based on their removability, the risk they pose to the public and their vulnerability. There are 14 Reporting Centres throughout the UK and over 100 police stations where individuals are required to report. These are serviced by c.210 Full Time-Equivalent (FTE). When attending a reporting event, an individual may be interviewed to gather information that allows Immigration Enforcement to apply for a travel document and make a decision on an outstanding application or promote a voluntary return. When an individual becomes removable, they may be detained at a Reporting Centre or a Police station when they next report. Significant changes have been made to bail conditions, and to reporting requirements, considering the evolution of the current pandemic. We do not routinely publish the information that has been requested, however, requiring a child to report will be rare and the decision will be made on a case by case basis by the reporting and offender management teams, taking into account every child matters: statutory guidance and the best interests of the child. Home Office defines an age dispute case as one where an individual:
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The position is kept under on-going review, having regard to public health considerations as well as the public interest in the maintenance of immigration control.