Chris Bloore MP: written questions
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Written questions
Undocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many small boat arrivals were recorded in each year between 2016 and 2024.
Answer: Small boat arrival figures are published on .GOV.UK. The following table details small boat arrivals between 2018 – 2024.Method of entry2018201920202021202220232024Small boat arrivals2991,8438,46628,52645,77429,43736,816 In relation to pre-2018 figures, t...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average annual full-time equivalent headcount of asylum processing caseworkers was in each year between 2016 and 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ and in the ‘Migration transparency data’.Data on asylum claims awaiting an initial decision at the end of each quarter is published in table Asy_D03 of the ‘...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the number of unprocessed initial asylum applications was as of 1 July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ and in the ‘Migration transparency data’.Data on asylum claims awaiting an initial decision at the end of each quarter is published in table Asy_D03 of the ‘...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what value for money reviews her Department has commissioned into asylum procurement contracts awarded prior to July 2024.
Answer: Since 2021, the Home Office has carried out two financial audits into its existing Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC). The Home Office has a rigorous regime of oversight of its asylum contracts, including delivery performance, finance perfo...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of hotels used for contingency asylum accommodation since July 2024.
Answer: This government committed to end the use of asylum hotels this parliament and we are on track to deliver just that. We have brought the number of hotels down from 213 in July 2024 to fewer than 160 today, meaning almost 1 in 3 hotels open at the election ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the expenditure on asylum accommodation contracts was between the 2016–17 and 2023–24 financial years.
Answer: Expenditure on asylum accommodation contracts is not published separately within the Home Office’s accounts. However, asylum accommodation contract costs are included within the published asylum costs in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, set out...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugees: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms her Department utilises to coordinate refugee transition policy with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Answer: We have worked, and continue to work, with colleagues at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), including through ongoing cross-government discussions, to understand rough sleeping and homelessness pressures within local author...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugees: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the average time taken for newly recognised refugees to secure accommodation following the issuance of a biometric residence permit.
Answer: We continue to work closely with local authorities to improve housing outcomes for newly recognised refugees leaving asylum accommodation.In March this year, the Home Office decided to set the notice period for all individuals granted leave exiting the as...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMoney LaunderingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what anti-money laundering due diligence protocols are utilised when evaluating high-net-worth business investment visa applications.
Answer: The UK closed its Investor Visa to new applications in February 2022 due to the illicit finance risks and poor economic value. At present, the UK does not have an investor visa that is open to new applications and applications for extensions of existing l...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to introduce a statutory consultation duty with local authorities prior to establishing asylum accommodation sites.
Answer: Since 2022, the Home Office has adopted a policy of Full Dispersal, which works to ensure that Asylum accommodation is equitably distributed across the country and that a small number of Local Authorities are not unduly burdened. The Asylum Accommodation ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEconomic Situation: MigrationTreasuryTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27662More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the feasibility of publishing an annual report on the net fiscal contribution of migration.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the Government's official forecaster responsible for assessing the UK economic and fiscal outlook.In producing their economic and fiscal forecasts they consider migration levels amongst a wide range of factors...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInvestment: VisasDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the role of state-backed investment visas in supporting the objectives of the Modern Industrial Strategy.
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy, published June 2025, focuses on driving sustainable, long-term economic growth by boosting business investment and increasing national productivity. Its Global Talent ambition is to attract and retain exceptional internatio...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential fiscal yield from asylum accommodation cost reductions.
Answer: The Government is delivering a more affordable and sustainable asylum system. It has already reduced asylum spending by around £1 billion since 2023-24. It plans to deliver a further £1 billion of savings by 2028-29. These savings are expected to arise fr...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGeriatricsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's press release of 10 August about the expansion of training posts, how many of the 1000 this year and up to 4,500 over 3 years will be allocated for neurology and
Answer: On 29 June 2026, the British Medical Association Resident Doctors Committee announced that its membership had voted to accept an offer from the Government to resolve their dispute on pay and jobs.The deal for resident doctors significantly expands the num...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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