Written questions by Cleverly.

Whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of raising the minimum income requirement for family visas.

The Family Immigration Rules, including the MIR, need to balance a respect for family life whilst also ensuring the economic wellbeing of the UK is maintained.Under the previous government net migration reached a record high. We have paused the current MIR threshold and commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to review the financial requirements in the Family Immigration Rules. This will ensure we have a solid evidence base for any further changes. The previous government did not commission the MAC when increasing the MIR to £29,000 in April last year despite the Supreme Court referring to the MAC Review undertaken to support the introduction of the MIR when determining the MIR was lawful.

Whether she plans to shut down the asylum reception centre at the former RAF Wethersfield.

Any decisions on the future use of Wethersfield will be made in due course and announced in the normal way.

Whether she plans to maintain the cap on the number of asylum seekers at the Asylum Reception Centre at the former RAF Wethersfield.

Occupancy at the Wethersfield site is currently capped at 580 as part of the Special Development Order. This means that during current operation of the site, the population will not exceed 580.Once the relevant Special Development Order conditions have be...

Whether she plans to consult with the local community before any changes to the cap on the number of asylum seekers at the Asylum Reception Centre at the former RAF Wethersfield are made.

Occupancy at the Wethersfield site is currently capped at 580 as part of the Special Development Order. This means that during current operation of the site, the population will not exceed 580.Once the relevant Special Development Order conditions have be...

Whether she has made changes to the Special Development Order on the Asylum Reception Centre at former RAF Wethersfield since 1 July 2024.

The Special Development Order (SDO) was laid in Parliament by the previous Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 21 March 2024 and it came into force on 11 April 2024. No changes have been made to the SDO but work to discharge th...

What criteria she used to close the Bibby Stockholm; and whether she will apply those criteria to the Asylum Reception Centre at former RAF Wethersfield.

We are determined to reduce asylum accommodation costs, which reached record levels under the previous government, and decisions on individual sites are made on a case by case basis with that objective in mind will save an estimated £7 billion for the tax...

How many incidents of disorder there were at the Asylum Reception Centre at the former RAF Wethersfield between 1 July and 1 October 2024.

The safety and security of the local communities, the staff and those accommodated on the sites are of the utmost importance, with a specialist and experienced provider of security services permanently on site.We also work closely and routinely with Essex...

What discussions she has had with West Yorkshire Police on the recent disorder in Harehills, Leeds.

The Home Secretary and I have been kept fully up to date by West Yorkshire Police following the disorder in Leeds last week. We have been briefed on the action they are taking and the progress of their investigations in response to the unacceptable scenes of disorder and criminality that we saw.The Home Secretary visited the Leeds District Police Headquarters and also met with local community leaders on Friday 19th July 2024. In these meetings she has been clear that those responsible should feel the full force of the law.I am grateful to the police for their work in reassuring local residents and managing the situation on the ground.