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1181313

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date	27/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Asia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the two-year multiple entry visa to (a) Chinese and (b) Indian nationals; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	21875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>UK standard visit visas are available with six month, two year, five year and ten year validity for citizens of all countries including Chinese and Indian nationals. Most visit visas are issued as multi entry as standard.</p><p>An application for a visit visa may be made anywhere in the world outside the UK. Full details are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/06/2020 15:34:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1181342

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EU citizens that are awarded pre-settled status will have the same entitlement to benefits after the transition period as they do now.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	22020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>EU citizens and their family members who have obtained pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme will continue to access benefits on the same basis and according to the same rules as they do now.</p><p>This means EU citizens will still need to demonstrate they are exercising a qualifying right to reside, for example as a worker, in order to access taxpayer funded benefits, such as Universal Credit. This will continue until their pre-settled status expires or until they are granted settled status.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/03/2020 19:50:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1181353

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Care Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations from the care sector her Department consulted while developing the proposed points-based immigration policy.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	21877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>Following our departure from the European Union, Freedom of Movement is coming to an end and we are taking back control of our borders.</p><p>The Government published “The UK’s Points-Based System: Policy Statement” on 19 February. Senior care workers who meet the criteria will be able to come to the UK through the points-based system.</p><p>The Government has considered relevant views, evidence, and analysis. We are also working alongside employers across the whole of the UK to ensure the workforce has the right number of people to meet increasing demands and have recently launched a national recruitment campaign.</p><p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has been clear immigration is not the solution to addressing staffing levels in the social care sector. A point the Government agrees with as the vision for this sector cannot just be based on paying the lowest wages possible. Employers need to invest in technology, innovation and their existing workforce, focusing on making jobs more attractive for UK workers, especially considering the economic impact of Covid-19 where many may need to find new employment.</p><p>We will deliver a comprehensive programme of communication and engagement in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 21878 question first answered 10/06/2020 12:17:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1181354

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Care Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the care sector will be included in communication and engagement programmes to help UK employers understand the new points-based immigration system; and what those programmes will entail.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	21878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>Following our departure from the European Union, Freedom of Movement is coming to an end and we are taking back control of our borders.</p><p>The Government published “The UK’s Points-Based System: Policy Statement” on 19 February. Senior care workers who meet the criteria will be able to come to the UK through the points-based system.</p><p>The Government has considered relevant views, evidence, and analysis. We are also working alongside employers across the whole of the UK to ensure the workforce has the right number of people to meet increasing demands and have recently launched a national recruitment campaign.</p><p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has been clear immigration is not the solution to addressing staffing levels in the social care sector. A point the Government agrees with as the vision for this sector cannot just be based on paying the lowest wages possible. Employers need to invest in technology, innovation and their existing workforce, focusing on making jobs more attractive for UK workers, especially considering the economic impact of Covid-19 where many may need to find new employment.</p><p>We will deliver a comprehensive programme of communication and engagement in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 21877 question first answered 10/06/2020 12:17:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey