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Dame Angela Eagle:

All vessels that have been subject to seizure are held by Border Force until completion of any criminal investigation activities. The majority of boats are not fit for re-sale or to ever go to sea again, as they arrive in very poor condition and may be damaged during the recovery process.

The boats are disposed of by Border Force’s approved contractors and, where appropriate, any suitable materials are recycled. Regarding the costs of storage, destruction and other process applied to the equipment listed, this information is not available in an accessible format and can therefore not be provided.

Dame Angela Eagle:

The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.

They do not have access to hotel leisure facilities.

The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly, clearing the backlog and increasing removals, ending demand on accommodation. The Home Office accommodation estate is under constant review, as the Home Office continues to identify a range of options to minimise the use of hotels and ensure better use of public money.

Dame Angela Eagle:

The information requested is not available from published statistics.

Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity.

Under the UK Borders Act 2007, a deportation order must be made where a foreign national has been convicted of an offence and received a custodial sentence of 12 months or more. A foreign national who has been convicted of an offence that has caused serious harm, who is a persistent offender or who represents a threat to national security may also be considered for deportation under the Immigration Act 1971, where it is conducive to the public good.

We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will pursue their deportation, and they will be swiftly removed from the country.

Dame Angela Eagle:

Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, as well as quality and availability of data.

 

Dame Angela Eagle:

Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority and accommodation type, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab).

Dame Diana Johnson:

The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of shoplifting offences and their investigative outcomes recorded by the police in England and Wales on a quarterly basis.

The proportion of shoplifting offences which resulted in a “Charge/Summonsed” outcome can be derived from the Outcomes Open Data tables, which can be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables

Retail theft reached record levels under the previous Government and while the latest figures show a rise in the proportion of retail thefts resulting in a charge or summons there is more to be done.

This Government will end the effective imunity, introduced by the previous Government, granted to shop theft of goods under £200 and will introduce a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect hardworking and dedicated staff who work in stores.

Seema Malhotra:

This data is published online quarterly and for the period in question can be found under the heading ‘Citizenship’ at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#citizenship.

The relevant table is called Citizenship detailed data sets, year ending June2024 and the tab on the spreadsheet is Data-Cit_D02.

Dame Angela Eagle:

Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority and accommodation type, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables – GOV.UK(www.gov.uk).


The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly, and fairly, ensuring the best value for money for the British taxpayer.

Dame Angela Eagle:

The Home Office does not provide English Language lessons as part of the provision of Asylum Support.

Dame Angela Eagle:

The Home Office does not hold or detain asylum seekers in asylum accommodation, and individuals are free to leave their accommodation if they no longer require support. The Home Office does maintain records of where supported asylum seekers are accommodated, and updates these records in the event the Department is informed a person moves address.

Dame Diana Johnson:

Where relevant, the Police will check the immigration status of individuals they arrest with Immigration Enforcement. The purpose of sharing this information is to assist in establishing identity.

Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity.

Dame Diana Johnson:

Where relevant, the Police will check the immigration status of individuals they arrest with Immigration Enforcement. The purpose of sharing this information is to assist in establishing identity.

Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity.

Dame Diana Johnson:

The Home Office does not hold this information.

Decisions on how funding and resources are utilised are an operational matter for Chief Constables and locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners, who are best placed to make resourcing decisions within their communities based on their local knowledge and experience.

Dame Diana Johnson:

For security reasons, we do not give out figures of how many operational staff are working at a given time or on a specific operational deployment.

Dame Angela Eagle:

The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation and other support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute.

The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at HO annual reports and accounts – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab).

Prior to 2023/24 asylum support costs were not published separately.

Dame Angela Eagle:

The costs of the asylum system are kept under constant review and are published on an annual basis.

Decisions made by this government since being in office are estimated to save £7 Billion in Net Present Value (NPV) over the next 10 years.

Dan Jarvis:

On 08 October, DG MI5 gave his latest update on the current national security threats facing the UK.

During his annual threat report, he outlined that since March 2017, MI5 and the police have together disrupted 43 late-stage attack plots.

Dame Diana Johnson:

The Home Office does not hold information relating to the proportion of budgets spent on translation and interpretation services for police forces.

Decisions on how to use funding and resources are an operational matter for Chief Constables.

Police and Crime Commissioners are best placed to make resourcing decisions within their communities based on their local knowledge and experience.

Dame Angela Eagle:

The information requested is not available from published statistics.

Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity.

Under the UK Borders Act 2007, a deportation order must be made where a foreign national has been convicted of an offence and received a custodial sentence of 12 months or more. A foreign national who has been convicted of an offence that has caused serious harm, who is a persistent offender or who represents a threat to national security may also be considered for deportation under the Immigration Act 1971, where it is conducive to the public good.

We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will pursue their deportation, and they will be swiftly removed from the country.

Dame Angela Eagle:

On a daily basis, the Home Office publishes data on the number of small boats crossing the Channel that have been involved in uncontrolled landings. The latest such publication, and a time series dating back to 2018, can be found at: Small boat activity in the English Channel – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Dame Diana Johnson:

The Home Office does not hold all of the information requested.

The Home Office collects and publishes data on fixed penalty notices and other outcomes for motoring offences as part of its annual ‘Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales’ statistical release. The latest data is available here: Other PACE powers, year ending March 2023 (second edition) – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and covers the calendar year ending December 2022.

Data on the number of fixed penalty notices issued and other outcomes for “Driving licence-related offences”, “Vehicle insurance offences” and “Operator’s licence offences” is provided in table FPN_03 of the motoring offences data tables, available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65b7ae3cc5aacc0013a68463/fixed-penalty-notices-and-other-motoring-offences-statistics-police-powers-and-procedures-year-ending-31-dec-2022.ods.

Information on “Miscellaneous motoring offences (excluding seat belt offences)” is also provided in table FPN_03 although it is not possible to break these offences down further.

The Home Office does not hold information on the specific offences of driving without a valid MOT or car tax.

Data on the nationality of driver’s licenses is not centrally held by the Home Office.

Dame Diana Johnson:

It is currently not possible to separately identify all crimes committed on the transport network but the Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of crimes recorded by the British Transport Police that occurred in England and Wales. The BTP is responsible for policing the railway network, London Underground, the Docklands Light Railway, Croydon Tramlink and the Midland Metro.

Data on the number of crimes recorded by BTP for each of the last five years broken down by offence type, is available here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables

Information on the nationality of offenders is not routinely collected.

Dame Angela Eagle:

On a daily basis, the Home Office publishes data on the number of small boats crossing the Channel that have been involved in uncontrolled landings. The latest such publication, and a time series dating back to 2018, can be found at the following link:

Statistics relating to Illegal Migration – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

We do not hold data in an easily accessible format for the number of these boats to arrive in Norfolk or in the Great Yarmouth Constituency.

 

Dame Angela Eagle:

Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority and accommodation type, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab).

For the safety and security of the asylum seekers accommodated and staff, the Home Office does not publish the location of accommodation sites.

Dame Angela Eagle:

The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at HO annual reports and accounts – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab).

Prior to 2023/24 asylum support costs were not published separately.

The government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly, and fairly, this includes reviewing all spending to ensure the best value for money for the British taxpayer.

Dame Angela Eagle:

As has been the case during successive administrations, this data is not routinely published. We will take every measure possible to keep Home Office Employers safe at work, and any criminality will face the full force of the law.

As has been the case for many years, the information requested is not routinely published.

We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will pursue their deportation, and they will be swiftly removed from the country.

Home Office does not routinely collate information on specific words and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.

Information on spending and staffing can be found in the Department’s annual report and accounts.

The Home Office does not reserve beds for irregular migrants. In accordance with the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered. The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to reduce the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all accommodation arrangements.

Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including hotels, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

As was the case under the previous government, the Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates asylum accommodation costs by type. The total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at HO annual reports and accounts – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

The Home Office has a statutory obligation to support and accommodate asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. It does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates asylum accommodation costs by type, or any broader cost information relating specifically to irregular migrants in the United Kingdom.

The total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at HO annual reports and accounts – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to reduce the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all accommodation arrangements.

In accordance with the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.

Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in different areas is routinely published by the Government in table ASY D_11 here:

Asylum and resettlement datasets – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The Home Office does not publish asylum support data disaggregated by method of arrival.

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