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Question· Written questionUIN 116385answered

Jobseeker's Allowance: Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that people granted refugee status receive jobseeker's allowance; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce the potential barriers to receiving jobseeker's allo

Question· Written questionUIN 116347answered

Mediterranean Sea: Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have tried to make the sea crossing between North Africa and Europe in the last six months.

Question· Written questionUIN 116384answered

National Insurance: Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his is taking to ensure that national insurance numbers are issued within 28 days for people who have been granted refugee status to avoid a gap between receiving asylum support and jobseeker

Question· Written questionUIN 116362answered

Asylum: Sanitary Products

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the ability to afford sanitary products of people who are seeking asylum pending the outcome of their application; and if she will make a statement.

Question· Written questionUIN 116548answered

Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the effectiveness of integration systems for refugees.

Question· Written questionHL HL3744answered

Asylum: Children in Care

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied minors have been transferred through the National Transfer Scheme to date, broken down by receiving local authority.

Question· Written questionHL HL3745answered

Asylum: Children in Care

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government which local authorities have agreed to take part in the National Transfer Scheme for unaccompanied minors.

Question· Written questionHL HL3746answered

Asylum: Children in Care

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied minors are currently waiting to be transferred through the National Transfer Scheme.

Question· Written questionHL HL3747answered

Asylum: Children in Care

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time between the request for transfer of an unaccompanied minor under the National Transfer Scheme and the new local authority receiving that child.

Question· writtenPQ 196asked

196. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when motions will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas enabling Ireland to opt in to the EU (Recast) Reception Conditions Directive (2013/33/EU); the outstanding measures to date required to demonstrate to the EU Commission Ireland's compliance with each article in the directive; the timeframe for the implementation of each measure until formal approval of Ireland's application to participate in the directive is given by the EU Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50852/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2017

196. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when motions will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas enabling Ireland to opt in to the EU (Recast) Reception Conditions Directive (2013/33/EU); the outstanding measures to date required to demonstrate to the EU Commission Ireland's compliance with each article in the directive; the timeframe for the implementation of each measure until formal approval of Ireland's application to participate in the directive is given by the EU Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50852/17]

Question· writtenPQ 182asked

182. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the progress that has been made on introducing legislation in view of the Supreme Court finding on the ban on work for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50741/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2017

182. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the progress that has been made on introducing legislation in view of the Supreme Court finding on the ban on work for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50741/17]

Question· Written questionHL HL3680answered

Refugees: Children

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children under the age of 18 have been resettled under the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme to date, broken down by (1) region, and (2) local authority.

Question· Written questionHL HL3681answered

Refugees: Children

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of those children resettled under the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme to date are currently accessing education.

Question· Written questionHL HL3682answered

Refugees: Children

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time from arrival in the UK to starting full-time education for children resettled under the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme.

Question· Written questionHL HL3677answered

Refugees: Syria

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children under the age of 18 have been resettled under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to date, broken down by (1) region, and (2) local authority.

Question· Written questionHL HL3678answered

Refugees: Syria

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of those children resettled under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to date are currently accessing education.

Question· Written questionHL HL3679answered

Refugees: Syria

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time from arrival in the UK to starting full-time education for children resettled under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.

Question· Written questionHL HL3674answered

Israel: Asylum

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal announced by the government of Israel to encourage large numbers of African migrants to self-deport to third countries; and what representations they have made to (1) the gover

Question· writtenPQ 277asked

277. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the top three nationalities deported in each of the years 2000 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017; the number of persons who have been refused leave to enter the State in each of the years 2000 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017; and according to nationality the number that were failed asylum applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50312/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2017

277. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the top three nationalities deported in each of the years 2000 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017; the number of persons who have been refused leave to enter the State in each of the years 2000 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017; and according to nationality the number that were failed asylum applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50312/17]

Question· writtenPQ 266asked

266. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce measures to allow family members join refugees and asylum seekers here; the public policy implications of such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50026/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2017

266. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce measures to allow family members join refugees and asylum seekers here; the public policy implications of such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50026/17]

Question· Written questionUIN 115493answered

Asylum: Children

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2017 to Question 113318, whether her Department collected data on the number of people aged 18 to 25 who applied for asylum as unaccompanied children and were the

Question· Written questionUIN 115260answered

Asylum: Sudan

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, will she list how many Darfur asylum seekers have been (a) granted and (b) refused leave to remain for each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Question· Written questionUIN 115248answered

Refugees: Disability

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of disabled refugees who have claimed asylum in the UK in each of the last five years.

Question· Written questionUIN 115249answered

Refugees: Disability

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to UN refugee camps for disabled refugees.

Question· Written questionUIN 115250answered

Refugees: Children

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on the number of disabled child refugees in UN refugee camps.

Question· writtenPQ 133asked

133. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects asylum seekers will be granted the right to work; his plans to have restrictions on those who would qualify for this right, including the length of time they would need to be in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49802/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2017

133. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects asylum seekers will be granted the right to work; his plans to have restrictions on those who would qualify for this right, including the length of time they would need to be in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49802/17]

Question· Written questionHL HL3495answered

Australia: Asylum

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, whether through Commonwealth channels or otherwise, they have had regarding the achievement of humane improvements in the current treatment of refugees and asylum applicants seeking to enter Australia.

Question· writtenPQ 133asked

133. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average amount of time it is taking to get a first instance decision on a protection application from the International Protection Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49492/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2017

133. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average amount of time it is taking to get a first instance decision on a protection application from the International Protection Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49492/17]

Question· writtenPQ 132asked

132. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of family reunification applications under the Refugee Act 1996 granted and refused by month to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49479/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2017

132. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of family reunification applications under the Refugee Act 1996 granted and refused by month to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49479/17]

Question· Written questionHL HL3451answered

Asylum: Finance

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 October (HL1909), when they expect to publish the outcome of the review of asylum support; and whether they are consulting external stakeholders as part

Question· Written questionHL HL3426answered

Refugees: Scotland

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees have been re-settled in Scotland, per council since May 2016, and from which country each of those refugees originated.

Question· Written questionUIN 901928answered

Refugees: Syria

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2017

What progress the Government has made on placing vulnerable Syrian refugee families in the UK.

Question· Written questionHL HL3336answered

North Korea: Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of (1) the United States, and (2) the Republic of Korea, to coordinate international efforts to secure the release of ten North Korean escapees currently detained in China.

Question· Written questionHL HL3335answered

North Korea: Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2017

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reports on BBC World News, on 14 November, about the fate of ten North Korean escapees currently detained in China; what representations, if any, they have received about those escapees

Question· Written questionUIN 113643answered

Asylum: Children

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial assistance her Department provides to local authorities to support (a) unaccompanied asylum seeking children and (b) looked after children (LAC) in the care of the authority.

Question· Written questionUIN 113451answered

Refugees: Children

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children who have had their claim certified have subsequently been removed from the UK in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 to date.

Question· Written questionUIN 113450answered

Refugees: Children

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children have had their claims certified in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 to date.

Question· writtenPQ 98asked

98. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the work his Department has engaged in on a bilateral and multilateral level to raise the issue of the ongoing crisis in northern Rakhine state in Myanmar and the resultant refugee crisis; the steps that have been taken to provide assistance to the groups running refugee camps in Bangladesh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48585/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2017

98. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the work his Department has engaged in on a bilateral and multilateral level to raise the issue of the ongoing crisis in northern Rakhine state in Myanmar and the resultant refugee crisis; the steps that have been taken to provide assistance to the groups running refugee camps in Bangladesh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48585/17]

Bill· SS. 2145 (115th)referred

No Ban on Refugees Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2017

No Ban on Refugees Act This bill prohibits any U.S. government agency from preventing a refugee from entering the United States based on the refugee's country of origin.

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