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1471109

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have arrived in (a) Bexley Borough and (b) Greater London through the Ukraine Family Scheme as of 16 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	19577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>Applicants to the Family Scheme are not required to provide their address/location where they will stay in the UK, hence this data in not available.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2022 09:05:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1471135

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating time slots for appointments for hon. Members' staff to discuss matters relating to passports instead of a queuing system.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>Consideration has been given to implementing an appointment system at Portcullis House for Hon. Member’s staff, but the nature and length of each enquiry is different and it would be impractical to do so.</p><p>We do though monitor the staffing levels at the Hub in response to demand and there are regular periods when there is no queue present.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2022 11:03:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1471189

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 16 June 2022 to Question 15396 on Passports, whether her Department holds a weekly breakdown of data between March and May 2022 on the processing times of UK passport (a) applications and (b) renewals.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	19741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>Since April 2021, people applying for a passport have been advised to allow up to ten weeks when applying for their British passport as more than 5 million people delayed applying due to the pandemic. This guidance is in place for all applications from the UK, including those for a first British passport and renewals.</p><p>Between March and May 98.5% of UK applications processed were completed within ten weeks.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2022 09:24:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1470561

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to reduce administrative errors on the visa application with reference GWF06412451; and if her Department will fast-track the reissuing of paperwork for that application where necessary.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	18876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The teams handling employment visas consider tens of thousands of applications per week. The vast majority of these are considered and reach the correct outcome.</p><p> </p><p>Processing errors are rare and when any errors are flagged to the department they are resolved quickly, as they have been in this case.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/06/2022 10:22:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7483 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1470581

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on the impact of the cost of a Pakistan visa on the ability of people residing in that country to relocate to the UK following a successful application under the Afghan Assistance and Relocation policy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	18908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>There has been no change in either the UK or Pakistan visa requirement for eligible Afghan nationals being relocated under the ARAP scheme.</p><p>The UK Government continues to work closely with Pakistan to relocate eligible individuals.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2022 09:16:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7482 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1470585

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Hospitality Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of foreign seasonal labour in the hospitality sector in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	18981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Issues with recruitment in the Hospitality sector are not unique to the UK, with reports of similar issues in the USA, the Republic of Ireland and Spain. This indicates factors other than immigration policy need to be considered to resolve these issues.</p><p> </p><p>Several roles in the hospitality sector (including chefs and managerial roles) are eligible for the Skilled Worker route in the Points Based System. Modelling by the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) suggest the new, lower salary and expanded skills thresholds, strike a reasonable balance between controlling immigration and business access to labour.</p><p> </p><p>Other roles will need to be filled from the resident workforce and those with full work rights, including the 6.5 million applicants under our EU Settlement Scheme, dependants of work visa holders, and those coming to the UK under our new Ukraine Schemes, the British National (Overseas) route, the Graduate route and Youth Mobility Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Further advice from the MAC has been against the creation of sector specific visa routes.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 18982 question first answered 21/06/2022 08:58:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7472 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1470586

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Hospitality Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to facilitate access to foreign seasonal labour for the hospitality sector.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	18982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Issues with recruitment in the Hospitality sector are not unique to the UK, with reports of similar issues in the USA, the Republic of Ireland and Spain. This indicates factors other than immigration policy need to be considered to resolve these issues.</p><p> </p><p>Several roles in the hospitality sector (including chefs and managerial roles) are eligible for the Skilled Worker route in the Points Based System. Modelling by the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) suggest the new, lower salary and expanded skills thresholds, strike a reasonable balance between controlling immigration and business access to labour.</p><p> </p><p>Other roles will need to be filled from the resident workforce and those with full work rights, including the 6.5 million applicants under our EU Settlement Scheme, dependants of work visa holders, and those coming to the UK under our new Ukraine Schemes, the British National (Overseas) route, the Graduate route and Youth Mobility Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Further advice from the MAC has been against the creation of sector specific visa routes.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 18981 question first answered 21/06/2022 08:58:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7478 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1470626

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 15 September 2021, (b) 24 February 2022 and (c) 16 May 2022 from the hon. Member for Ealing Central and Acton, reference RH51240.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	18967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 16 June 2022</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/06/2022 07:37:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1470822

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Stafford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reconsider the Government's proposal to relocate approximately 500 single male asylum seekers to Beaconside in Stafford.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Theo Clarke
uin	19020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>Due to the unprecedented demand to accommodate asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute, we have had to use temporary accommodation such as hotels and other large-scale sites to manage demands on the asylum estate. We are committed to working with local authorities to move to a fairer distribution of asylum seekers and bring an end to the use of hotels as contingency accommodation.</p><p>The Home Office has therefore announced all local authority areas in England, Scotland and Wales will be expected to participate in a new system of full dispersal to allow us to move away from hotels to less expensive and more suitable accommodation. We have also announced funding of approximately £3,500 per bedspace procured in this financial year to recognise the pressures of accommodating asylum seekers on Local Authority areas.</p><p>The Beaconside has been identified as a potential new site for Initial Accommodation as the current site in the West Midlands is due to close shortly. Our accommodation provider, Serco, are proceeding with the consultation on planning and once this is concluded we will convene a Multi-Agency Forum to discuss operations on site. The Multi-Agency forum will be made up of Home Office officials, along with the accommodation provider and representatives from Stafford County Council, the police service, NHS, and Public Health along with others from the voluntary sector. These meetings are an opportunity for all members to discuss any ongoing issues and to share best practice.</p><p>Ministers have also met with the Hon Member for Stafford who has expressed her concerns about and opposition to the proposal.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/06/2022 11:36:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 8231 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4819 label Biography information for Theo Clarke

1470209

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse is of supporting an asylum seeker in the UK for six months while waiting for an asylum application to be processed.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and other support whilst their application for asylum is being considered. The cost of supporting an asylum seeker is dependent on the level of support they receive.</p><p>Section 95 allows for accommodation and a cash allowance to a person who would be destitute whilst they have an ongoing asylum claim or appeal. The standard package of support consists of accommodation and a cash allowance of £40.85 per week for each asylum seeker and any dependants in their household when dispersed and £8.24 per person whilst they are accommodated in full board IA. The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of asylum seekers on Asylum Support. These statistics can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fasylum-and-resettlement-datasets%23asylum-support.&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJordan.Kelly27%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C818d26c54a6b4870eb3e08d971125265%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637665145760486661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=9Pr1O35%2BlHyc0XA337DVnY064i3OIi1KTqtGQzBJsS8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-support.</a></p><p>Accommodation costs are subject to change depending on numbers being accommodated within the asylum system. Accommodation costs are considered to be commercially confidential, therefore the Home Office does not publish this information. However, total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fho-annual-reports-and-accounts&amp;data=04%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C792e2013d32743f2d75808d9f23aef96%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637807157197963557%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=j6LR2BiJVrpW21AogZClDi8mPqgMz8YKdG48SsF%2FOj0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/06/2022 09:04:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7502 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell