Written questions by O'Brien.

How many and what proportion of foreign national offenders were released from prison in each quarter since 2012; and of these how many were released because (a) an immigration judge granted bail, (b) her Department granted bail, (c) an immigration judge accepted an appeal against deportation, (d) they were released at the end of a prison sentence and (e) of a mental health discharge.

The Home Office publishes data relating to numbers of FNOs released into the community by reason of release in the Immigration Enforcement transparency data. Table FNO_02 of the latest Immigration Enforcement data contains data on FNOs released into the community by reason for release up to the end of December 2021. Please see the ‘Notes’ sheet for information about how to use the data.Data in this series after the end of 2021 is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The Home Office also publishes data on people leaving detention by reason for leaving in the Immigration System Statistics release. This includes any detainees held in prisons under immigration detention powers, or in the detention estate under custodial or immigration detention powers. Some of these cases will be FNOs, but not all FNOs who are released from prison will be included in this data. This data is published on a quarterly basis in Det_D03 of the detention detailed datasets. The latest data is for the end of September 2024. Data covering the period of October to December 2024 is due to be published on 27th February 2025.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, the resources required to compile the statistics, as well as quality and availability of data. These reviews allow us to balance the production of our regular statistics whilst developing new statistics for future release.

How many deportations through enforced return there have been since 4 July 2024.

Historic data on returns is available.The most recent data on the number of returns from the UK since 4th July 2024 was published on 10th February, covering the period up to to 31 January 2025.

How many people were deported through (a) enforced return, (b) voluntary return, (c) after being refused entry at port and subsequently departed and (d) in total in each quarter between Q1 1995 and Q4 2004.

Historic data on returns is available.The most recent data on the number of returns from the UK since 4th July 2024 was published on 10th February, covering the period up to to 31 January 2025.

How many and what proportion of people who have arrived on small boats since 4 July 2024 have been deported.

The Home Office publishes data on small boat returns in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on quarterly enforced and voluntary returns of people who arrived by small boat, by return date, are published in table Irr_02e of the ‘Irregular Migration to the UK summary tables’.Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the end of September 2024. Data to the end of December 2024 will be published on 27th February.Deportations are a specific 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 deportation order prohibits the person returning to the UK until such time as it may be revoked. Data on deportations are not published separately.

Pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 23834 on Offenders: Foreign Nationals, what types of offences were committed by foreign national offenders who have completed their sentence and are living in the community and subject to deportation; and how many and what proportion of these foreign national offenders had previously been imprisoned by each offence group.

Under the UK Borders Act 2007, the Home Secretary has a statutory duty to make an automatic deportation order in respect of foreign national offenders sentenced to a prison term of at least twelve months, subject to certain exemptions, and specific rules for EEA nationals. The Hon Member can find further details of the current provisions and their evolution at the House of Commons Library briefing at the link below: CDP-2024-0023.pdfThe specific data requested on different offence groups is not centrally held and could only be collated and verified at disproportionate cost.

How many and what proportion of foreign national offenders who left prison following a sentence of 12 months or more were deported in each (a) quarter and (b) year for which data is available.

Available statistics on the returns of FNOs by nationality and year are published on a quarterly basis. These returns are published in the Returns Detailed Datasets, Year Ending September 2024, which are available at: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK The published statistics 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 available separately. The Home Office has previously published figures on FNOs removed under the Early Removal Scheme (ERS), from 2010 Q1 up until 2022 Q2, which can be found within ‘FNO_09’, here: Immigration Enforcement data: Q3 2024 - GOV.UK

How many people were exempted from the spouse visa financial requirements on account of receiving benefits which exempted them in the latest period for which data is available.

Where an individual is applying on the 5-year partner route, their partner must be in receipt of one or more of the specified disability related benefits in order to be subject to the ‘adequate maintenance test’ rather than the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR).Each application for permission under this route is considered on its merits and against the appropriate financial requirement. Data is not centrally held on the numbers of people who are required to meet the ‘adequate maintenance test’ rather than the MIR, and could only be collated for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

What the value of illegal working civil penalties was in the last five years; and how many and what proportion of those penalties have been paid.

I refer the Honourable Member to my response to his previous question UIN 21664.

How many and what proportion of asylum claims in each local authority were (a) successful, (b) ongoing and (c) rejected since 2018.

The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the initial decision of asylum claims (including grants and refusals), and data on asylum claims awaiting initial decision, is published in tables Asy_D02 and Asy_D03 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement detailed datasets’ respectively. This data is not broken down by local authority.Local authority level data on people in the asylum system who are in receipt of support is published in table Asy_D11 of the ‘Asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority detailed datasets’.The latest data relates to the year ending September 2024.

How (a) many people were in receipt of and (b) much was spent on support under section (i) four, (ii) 95 and (iii) 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each year since 2015.

The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK.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, including reviewing all spending to ensure the best value for money for the British taxpayer.

Whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of successful asylum claimants who have moved into social housing since 2018 by local authority.

The information requested is not held by the Home Office.

What data her Department holds on local authority spending on successful asylum claimants in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

The information requested is not held by the Home Office.

How many foreign national offenders of each nationality were living in the community in the most recent year for which data is available.

Any foreign national offender (FNO) convicted of a crime who receives a custodial sentence in the UK is considered for deportation consideration following sentencing. The latest published information shows that at the end of Q3 2024 there were 18,069 FNOs living in the community having completed their custodial sentences and subject to deportation, a number that increased substantially during the previous government, and is more than three times the level recorded in the same quarter in 2017 (5,933). The breakdown of the nationality of these FNOs in the community is not available from published data. The published information can be found at: Immigration Enforcement data: Q3 2024 - GOV.UK. We will continue to pursue deportation action against individuals living in the community rigorously, actively monitoring and managing cases through the legal process and working hard to overcome any barriers to removal.

How many foreign national offenders are living in the community.

Any foreign national offender (FNO) convicted of a crime who receives a custodial sentence in the UK is considered for deportation consideration following sentencing. The latest published information shows that at the end of Q3 2024 there were 18,069 FNOs living in the community having completed their custodial sentences and subject to deportation, a number that increased substantially during the previous government, and is more than three times the level recorded in the same quarter in 2017 (5,933). The breakdown of the nationality of these FNOs in the community is not available from published data. The published information can be found at: Immigration Enforcement data: Q3 2024 - GOV.UK. We will continue to pursue deportation action against individuals living in the community rigorously, actively monitoring and managing cases through the legal process and working hard to overcome any barriers to removal.

How many (a) workers and (b) temporary workers each of the sponsors on the register of licensed sponsors sponsored in each year for which data is available.

The Home Office does not routinely publish data on sponsorship numbers broken down by each individual sponsor.

Pursuant to the Answer of 30 December 2024 to Question 20254 on Asylum: Housing, what the cost was of each of the Contract Change Notices.

The information sought on costs and changes related to the Contract Change Notices referenced in Question 20254 has been identified as being of operational and commercial sensitivity and cannot therefore be disclosed.

Pursuant to the Answer of 30 December 2024 to Question 20254 on Asylum: Housing, what difference each of the Contract Change Notices made to the contract.

The information sought on costs and changes related to the Contract Change Notices referenced in Question 20254 has been identified as being of operational and commercial sensitivity and cannot therefore be disclosed.

What the value of penalties issued in illegal working civil penalties was in each quarter for which data is available; and how many and what proportion of the penalties issued in each quarter have been paid.

Information on illegal working civil penalty statistics has been published since 2016 as part of the Home Office Immigration Transparency Data and can be found at Immigration Enforcement data: Q3 2024 - GOV.UK on tab CPO2.Please note the figures are for penalties levied at the initial decision stage which may be reduced, cancelled or increased at the objection or appeal stage, or whose collection may be affected by any subsequent decision by business in question to cease operations or declare bankruptcy as a result of the enforcement action taken against them. We do not hold cohort data on how many and what proportion of the penalties issued in each quarter have been paid.

On what occasions a Contract Change Note has been issued for contracts for asylum accommodation and support services since 2021.

Since 2021, Contract Change Notices have been issued for the Asylum Accommodation and Support contracts on the following occasions:Serco MEECCN Number Date Effective006.0201/03/2021006.0412/11/2021006.0706/01/2022006.0801/04/2022006.1024/05/2022006.1224/08/2022006.1431/10/2022006.1612/01/2023006.1812/01/2023006.2007/03/2023006.2227/03/2023006.2406/04/2023006.2624/05/2023006.2827/06/2023006.3020/07/2023006.3203/08/2023006.3420/10/2023006.3620/10/2023008.0014/12/2021008.0101/04/2022008.0216/11/2022008.0327/11/2022009.0001/01/2021011.0001/05/2022012.0024/05/2022014.0014/02/2022015.0001/09/2022017.0010/01/2023018.0001/01/2022019.0001/01/2023019.1011/08/2023020.0011/08/2023022.0003/08/2023022.1006/11/2023022.2005/01/2024022.3005/03/2024022.4005/06/2024022.5005/08/2024023.0004/07/2023023a08/09/2023023b18/09/2023023c18/09/2023024.0007/08/2023024.1007/08/2023025.0006/10/2023026.0008/12/2023027.0001/10/2024 Serco NWCCN NumberDate Effective00523/11/2021006.0128/01/2021006.0313/07/2021006.0512/11/2021006.0606/01/2022006.0901/04/2022006.1124/05/2022006.1324/08/2022006.1431/10/2022006.1531/10/2022006.1712/01/2023006.1912/01/2023006.2107/03/2023006.2327/03/2023006.2506/04/2023006.2724/05/2023006.2927/06/2023006.3120/07/2023006.3303/08/2023006.3520/10/2023006.3720/10/202300906/01/202201101/05/202201224/05/202201311/05/2022013.124/06/202201411/02/202201710/01/202301801/01/202201901/01/2023019.0101/04/202402011/08/202302506/10/202302618/12/202302701/10/2024 Mears NEYHCCN NumberDate Effective01323/02/202101401/03/202101521/05/202101606/09/202201925/02/202202206/04/202202304/11/202202401/01/202302527/02/202302611/07/202302730/08/202302817/11/202302914/09/202303005/01/2023030A20/02/202403108/12/202303308/01/202403401/01/202403501/02/202403608/03/202403715/03/202403829/06/202403924/07/202404031/08/202404129/09/202404201/11/202404317/11/202404401/10/202404801/12/202404913/12/2024 Mears NICCN NumberDate Effective00917/01/202201217/01/202201304/04/202201623/08/202301909/02/202402001/02/202402101/10/202402213/12/2024 Mears ScotlandCCN NumberDate Effective01015/01/202101123/02/202101201/03/202101315/01/202101425/02/202201504/04/202201615/01/202101715/01/202101815/01/202301915/01/202102023/08/2023020A23/08/202302115/01/202102201/02/202402301/10/202402418/11/202402518/11/202402601/10/202402713/12/2024 CRH SouthCCN NumberDate Effective006e22/03/2022006f25/10/202201028/01/202101131/03/202101202/12/202101311/02/202201428/01/202201501/04/202201603/11/2022016a10/11/2022016b11/12/2022016c12/03/2023016d12/06/2023016e12/09/2023016f12/12/202301722/11/202201801/10/202101901/01/202302025/04/202302111/06/202302206/06/202302326/07/202302427/11/202302513/11/202302629/11/202302823/07/2024 CRH WalesCCN NumberDate Effective01028/01/202101202/12/202101311/02/2022

If she will list (a) all the contracts for asylum accommodation and support services the Department has agreed since 2017 and (b) the (i) value of, (ii) regions covered by and (iii) period covered by each contract.

The Asylum Accommodation and Support Services agreements and the details sought have been published on Contracts Finder and can be found at:AASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract MEE - Contracts FinderAASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract NEYH - Contracts FinderAASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract Wales - Contracts FinderAASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract South - Contracts FinderAASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract Wales - Contracts FinderAASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract NW - Contracts FinderAASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract Scotland - Contracts FinderAASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract NI - Contracts Finder