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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set up a dedicated correspondence team in her Department to liaise with applicants solicitors on the processing of asylum claims.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on humanitarian assistance in (a) Syria and (b) neighbouring countries receiving Syrian refugees in the last two years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding and other resources her Department has provided for Syrian refugee camps.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to support resettlement of Syrian refugees.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of Overseas Development Aid her Department used to tackle the refugee crisis in the last 12 months; and how much her Department plans to allocate in future years to tackling that
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 8 December (HL4152), how many refugees have applied for family reunion in Britain (1) from France, and (2) from other countries, since 1 January 2013; and how much of the fund
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision is made to enable young asylum seekers to have legal support and advice on reaching the age of 18.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to take steps to ensure that Turkey does not repatriate any genuine refugees, following the recent EU–Turkey financial agreement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many asylum seekers facing deportation committed self harm or suicide in the past year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government to which countries unsuccessful asylum seekers were deported in each year between 2010 and 2014, and in each of those years, how many unsuccessful asylum seekers were deported to each of those countries.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2015
121. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44583/15]
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 2015
This bill prohibits a federal agency or instrumentality from using federal funds, fees, or resources to admit an alien into the United States as a refugee or to provide refugee resettlement assistance until each of the following occur: a joint resolution is enacted into law approving the most recent number of refugee admissions determined by the President; the Congressional Budget Office reports to Congress regarding specified refugee-related costs; the Department of Homeland Security reports to Congress regarding terrorist- and criminal-related activities of aliens admitted as refugees and asylees, and the number of such aliens subsequently removed from the United States for any reason; and the President reports to Congress regarding the preceding year's cost of refugee admissions, and recommendations for federal program spending cuts to offset such cost.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 10 December 2015
Motie van het lid Madlener over het sluiten van de grenzen voor alle asielzoekers
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 10 December 2015
Motie van de leden Ronnes en Keijzer over de huisvesting van vluchtelingen
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 10 December 2015
Het bericht ‘Vluchtelingen ingezet voor nijpend personeelstekort’
Austria · National Council · 9 December 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Josef Schellhorn, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Transit-Flüchtlingslager im ASFINAG <i>(Autobahnen- und</i> <i>Schnellstraßen-Finanzierungs-Aktiengesellschaft)</i> -Gelände Salzburg
Austria · National Council · 9 December 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Andrea Gessl-Ranftl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Situation in Leoben - im Speziellen rund um die vorübergehende Unterbringung von Menschen auf der Flucht in der ehemaligen BAUMAX-Halle
Austria · National Council · 9 December 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Katharina Kucharowits, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend der Unterbringung unbegleiteter minderjähriger Flüchtlinge und deren Altersfeststellung in Österreich
Austria · National Council · 9 December 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ing. Robert Lugar, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Kosten der Errichtung des Grenzzaunes zwischen Österreich und Slowenien
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 December 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of refugees in (1) Europe, (2) the Middle East, and (3) North Africa, and what those figures are broken down by country.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 December 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that torture survivors who reach the UK, in particular those from Syria, have access to specialist rehabilitation; and whether they have plans to increase the number of places available
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2015
156. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent agreement reached between the European Union and Turkey on the refugee crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44388/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2015
50. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount directly paid in allowances under the adult refugees programme to persons and their dependants residing in a hotel (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44362/15]
United States · United States Congress · 9 December 2015
State Refugee Security Act of 2015 This bill directs the Office of Refugee Resettlement to notify the state agency responsible for coordinating the placement or resettlement of an alien refugee not later than 21 days before the alien's arrival in the state. No alien refugee shall be placed or resettled in a state if the governor certifies to the Office of Refugee Resettlement that it has failed, in the sole determination of the governor, to provide adequate assurance that such person does not present a security risk to the state.
United States · United States Congress · 9 December 2015
Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015 This bill directs the President to designate a person to coordinate federal government and international partner efforts to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The President may prohibit, or impose strict conditions on, the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that knowingly facilitates a significant transaction for ISIS. The Director of National Intelligence shall review each intelligence sharing agreement between the United States and a foreign country experiencing a significant ISIS threat or participating in the anti-ISIS coalition. The President shall: (1) design programs to counter violent extremism abroad; and (2) develop as part of the National Strategy for Counterterrorism a comprehensive strategy to counter ISIS propaganda, including through online activities. The Department of State shall make counterterrorism funding available for programs that strengthen governance and security in fragile nation states that share a border with a country that ISIS or other violent extremists have threatened to destabilize or delegitimize. The President may give technical and operational assistance for the European Union and its member states to: (1) improve border management, including migrant screening; and (2) enhance intelligence sharing. The bill authorizes funds for emergency and life-saving assistance, including care of internally displaced persons in Syria and Iraq and mitigation of the outflow of refugees to Lebanon and Jordan. Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to revise the visa waiver program, requiring use of machine-readable, electronic passports in order to participate in the program. Federal criminal law is amended to prohibit known or suspected terrorists from purchasing a gun. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: review training for transportation security officers who operate airport security checkpoints and conduct baggage screening, review airport security to identify insider threat vulnerabilities in aviation, convene a working group of private sector screening technology users to foster public-private partnerships, and encourage maximum coordination with international counterparts. The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall give TSA names and identifying information from the terrorist screening database to permit TSA to administer the credential vetting program for individuals with unescorted access to sensitive transportation environments. DHS shall create a grant program to assist airports in carrying out construction necessary to address attack scenarios and mitigate insider threats. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended to prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from granting a commercial license to any individual who is: (1) listed in the FBI terrorist screening database; or (2) convicted of any terrorism-related offense under any federal, state, or local law. The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall develop a strategy to enhance the security of all high activity radiological sources. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended to establish an Office for Community Partnerships to lead DHS efforts to counter violent extremism. The Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Office of Justice Programs, may award grants to local governments, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education to identify causes of violent extremism and related phenomena. The National Research Council shall study cryptographic technologies and national cryptography policy. DHS shall give technical assistance to state, local, tribal, territorial, private sector, and nongovernmental partners to develop response plans for active shooter incidents in publicly accessible spaces. DOJ may award grants to develop antiterrorism training and technical assistance programs for state, local, and tribal law enforcement.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 9 December 2015
De aanhouding van een Syrische asielzoeker in Den Haag op grond van deelname aan een terroristische organisatie
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 9 December 2015
Motie van het lid Sjoerdsma over het stimuleren van particuliere initiatieven voor taalonderwijs aan asielzoekers
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 9 December 2015
Motie van het lid Voortman over kleinschalige opvang voor alleenstaande minderjarige asielzoekers
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 9 December 2015
Motie van het lid Azmani over een apart regime voor treiterende en bedreigende asielzoekers
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 9 December 2015
Motie van het lid Sjoerdsma over de bescherming van lhbt-asielzoekers in de opvang
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2015 to Question 17668, if he will collect information on how much has been spent from the public purse on providing legal aid for asylum seekers who wish to purse immigration
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2015 to Question 18565, what the components are of the 12 month support package provided to resettled Syrian refugees to assist with their integration.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the Syrian Vulnerable Person Relocation scheme in each year until 2020.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2015 to Question 18222, if her Department will put procedures in place to ensure that family members who are not resettled together when they arrive in the UK unde
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what commitments the UK has made to supporting refugees from Syria who are in Europe.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Pakistan applied for asylum under the detained fast-track procedure for reasons of religious persecution and discrimination in each of the last three years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Pakistan applied for asylum and requested certification under section (a) 94(1) and (b) 94(2) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 in each of the last three years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the reasons in the discrepancy between the proportion of granted asylum claims which are made to people from Pakistan and the proportion of applicants under the detaine
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what preparations the Government is making to provide food and shelter to refugees overseas during the winter.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what financial support his Department plans to provide to local authorities to resettle Syrian refugees in years two to five of the vulnerable persons relocation scheme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken to help councils to house refugees.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what help his Department will provide to assist local authorities to resettle Syrian refugees over the next five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government with which local authorities in England they are discussing an arrangement for the settlement of refugees from Syria.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of what medical support is available for diabetic asylum seekers in refugee camps across Europe.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what NHS medical support is available for (1) asylum seekers, and (2) refugees.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015
325. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an analysis of an area is conducted on medical services, public transport, potential isolation and the percentage change in the population prior to the introduction of refugees and asylum seekers into that area and if due consideration should be given to such an analysis. [44233/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015
324. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is good practice to have a consultation process with locals in place prior to introducing asylum seekers and refugees into an area, if consultation is required by legislation and the time period for the it to take place prior to the introduction of the asylum seekers and refugees. [44232/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015
310. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if 183 male asylum seekers are to be accommodated in Ballybunion in County Kerry; the timeframe for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43909/15]
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 2015
State Refugee Security Act of 2015 This bill directs the Office of Refugee Resettlement to notify the state agency responsible for coordinating the placement or resettlement of an alien refugee not later than 21 days before the alien's arrival in the state. No alien refugee shall be placed or resettled in a state if the governor certifies to the Office of Refugee Resettlement that it has failed, in the sole determination of the governor, to provide adequate assurance that such person does not present a security risk to the state.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 December 2015
Brief van de minister van Veiligheid en Justitie over het bericht ‘Asielzoeker slokt alle tijd politie