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HANSARDAsylum Seekers: AccommodationAs I said in my earlier Answer, we are required to provide support and accommodation to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute while their claims are pending. Given the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: AccommodationI agree with part of what the noble Lord says. Obviously, it is important that all those who come to seek asylum in the UK have the opportunity to have their applications…15 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: AccommodationI hear what my noble friend says. Clearly, the recently concluded negotiations with the French concerned the use of Border Force officials within the French detection mechanism on…15 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: AccommodationI thank the noble Lord for his question. I, too, was at Manston last week and I am sure that he will share my admiration for the hard work of the staff at Manston in very…15 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: AccommodationI entirely agree with the right reverend Prelate. The issues surrounding the allocation of accommodation are certainly the subject of concentrated effort by Home Office officials,…15 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: AccommodationMy understanding is that there are 12 diphtheria cases, but I will certainly make further inquiries in light of that. I can assure the noble Baroness that healthcare in…15 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: AccommodationI thank the noble Lord for his Question. We are committed to working closely with communities and stakeholders to ensure that destitute asylum seekers are housed in safe, secure…15 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingThe noble Baroness’s question was predicated on the fact that nobody in the hotels was allowed to leave but that is not the case. Forgive me if I misunderstood her question. As I…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingClearly, I agree with the noble Baroness that sensationalist language should be avoided. I am afraid that, at this stage, I cannot comment further on the firebomb attack, which is…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingI thank the noble Lord for his question. The Government have got a grip; the Labour Party has no plan. I am glad to report to the House that the numbers at Manston have fallen…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingI thank the noble Lord for his question. No error was made by Mr Jenrick when he addressed the other place. He was correct to say that the conditions facing the border staff at…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingThe height of the numbers at Manston was on 30 October. The Government acted as rapidly as they could from that date to reduce the numbers held. They reflected the conditions and…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingI entirely agree with my noble friend. The principal mission for the Home Office in respect of these people is to treat all who come to our country with care and compassion, to…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingI think the noble Baroness refers to the use of the Chinook by my right honourable friend the Home Secretary. The use of that helicopter was so that she could see the operations…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingI assure the right reverend Prelate that the Home Office takes very seriously its responsibility towards unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. It seeks to place them into…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingI thank the noble Baroness for her question. Clearly, every person who arrives at Manston and says that their age is below 18 is the subject of an age assessment—that is, a…09 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresI thank the noble Baroness for her kind remarks. She is right to observe that we have that common interest in terms of our professional origins. I imagine her question relates to…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresThe answer to that, as the noble Lord well knows, is to try to produce policies which deter people from seeking to attempt the dangerous channel crossing. That is precisely why we…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresI thank my noble friend for her question. Clearly, the process for considering asylum decisions needs improvement—that is something we are committed to—and the appeal rate clearly…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresI thank the noble Baroness for that question. I do not have the answer, so I will find out what it is and write to her.01 Nov 2022