Every parliamentary written question tabled by John Hayes this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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How many irregular migrants have received a refund for paying the immigration health surcharge since 2017.
Information on Fee Waiver outcomes is published as part of the Migration Transparency statistics; however it is not possible to disaggregate Fee Waivers granted to irregular migrants from the data. The Migration Transparency data can be found at:https://w...
How many irregular migrants have received a waiver from paying the immigration health surcharge in each year since 2017.
Information on Fee Waiver outcomes is published as part of the Migration Transparency statistics; however it is not possible to disaggregate Fee Waivers granted to irregular migrants from the data. The Migration Transparency data can be found at:https://w...
Whether she has had recent discussions with her Turkish counterpart on illegal immigration into the UK.
Home Office Ministers and officials are in regular communication with a wide range of international partner countries working together to tackle organised immigration crime.
Whether she has had recent discussions with her Vietnamese counterpart on illegal immigration into the UK.
Home Office Ministers and officials are in regular communication with a wide range of international partner countries working together to tackle organised immigration crime.
How many children have been investigated for non-crime hate crimes in the last five years.
The Home Office does not centrally hold or collate information on the number of children who have been investigated by police forces for non-crime hate incidents.The statutory Non-Crime Hate Incidents Code of Practice makes it clear that a child who is su...
How many applications for gangmaster licences have been refused in the last five years.
The annual number of applications for gangmaster licences that have been refused are published in the Gangmaster and Labour Abuse Authority’s Annual Reports and Accounts. Annual accounts have been published up to and including the 2022-23 financial year. ...
If she will collate the number of non-crime hate incidents recorded by police forces in each of the last five years.
The Home Office does not currently centrally hold or collate information on the number of non-crime hate incidents recorded by police forces.
How many and what proportion of asylum seekers being accommodated in hotels are awaiting a decision on their application by (a) nationality, (b) sex and (c) age range.
Data on the number of asylum seekers in receipt of support by nationality, can be found within the Asy_D09 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).
How many properties her Department has rented for the temporary housing of asylum seekers awaiting a decision on their claim for asylum since 5 July 2024.
As was the case under the previous government, the Home Office does not rent properties; it discharges its statutory duties for accommodating destitute asylum seekers through a contract with three main accommodation providers, which was agreed by previous...
What estimate her Department has made of how many illegal cigarettes were smuggled into the UK in 2023.
The transparency data showing the total amount of illegal cigarettes seized by Border Force in 2023 is available at the following page:Border Force Transparency 2023Qty of Cigarettes (sticks)Q1 156,104,848Q2 197,641,347Q3 259,625,932Q4 210,205,139Total 82...
How many foreign nationals have been refused visas because of criminal convictions in their home countries in each of the last five years.
The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on visas refused are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset. However, this information is not broken...
What is the total amount paid to (a) Serco, (b) Clearsprings and (c) Mears since 2019 for contracts to provide housing for asylum seekers.
Costs are subject to change depending on numbers being accommodated within the asylum system, and details are considered to be commercially confidential. The total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available...
How many police officers are employed in neighbourhood policing in Lincolnshire.
The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the primary function of police officers, as at 31 March each year, in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collecti...
Whether her Department has provided funding to Hope Not Hate since 5 July 2024.
I refer the Hon Member to my response to PQ 10945.
What the total (a) amount and (b) value was of Class A drugs coming into the UK that were seized at the borders in the last five years.
The latest transparency data showing the total amount of Class A drugs seized by Border Force across the last five years is available at the following pages:Seizures of drugs in England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Border Force transparency d...
What steps she has taken with relevant authorities to reduce shop lifting in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Shoplifting increased at an unacceptable level under the previous government, and we have seen more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.To that end, thi...
Whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have met the Runnymede Trust charity since July 5 2024.
All relevant meetings attended by ministers, special advisers and senior officials are declared in the normal way in the department’s quarterly transparency releases.
What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of neighbourhood policing in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
As part of the Government’s Safer Streets mission, the Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to strengthen neighbourhood policing through the introduction of a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.This includes getting thousands of neighbourhood police p...
What steps she is taking to reduce levels of drug offences in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Reducing drug-related crime is a key priority for this Government and is part of our mission to take back our streets and drive down crime and antisocial behaviour.An additional £267 million in drug and alcohol treatment is being invested into services th...
What steps she is taking to tackle county lines operations in Lincolnshire.
County lines is the most violent and exploitative model of drug distribution nationally, and a harmful form of Child Criminal Exploitation. The Government’s manifesto included a commitment to introduce a new offence of criminal exploitation of children, t...