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1671328

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people sitting the UK citizenship test failed in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	2463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The information on the number of tests taken in each quarter in relation to citizenship and settlement applications can be found within the Visas and citizenship data on gov.uk here:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-transparency-data&amp;data=05%7C01%7CCCOEST%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C4873f68ca42649d51b8108dbea76bdd8%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638361567977342866%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hb%2FnMedYkVvMkmTUgrrCfGw820ChfHrURr9FDHtDKK8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a></p><p>The latest transparency data was published on 23 November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/11/2023 17:16:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1671369

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Ilois
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 of Chagossian descent have been granted British nationality since November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	2530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>We are unable to provide this data as we do not record data relating to an individual’s ancestor.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 2531 question first answered 28/11/2023 15:31:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1671370

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Ilois
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 of Chagossian descent have been refused British nationality in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	2531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>We are unable to provide this data as we do not record data relating to an individual’s ancestor.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 2530 question first answered 28/11/2023 15:31:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1671434

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Jews: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of Jewish communities.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>In March 2023, the Home Secretary announced the continuation of the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant (JCPSG) and increased funding for 2023/24 by £1 million, to a total of £15 million. The JCPSG provides protective security measures (such as guarding, CCTV and alarm systems) at Jewish schools and other Jewish community sites. The Grant is managed on behalf of the Home Office by the Community Security Trust (CST).</p><p>In response to the conflict and reports of increased incidents of antisemitism in the UK, the Prime Minister has announced additional funding of £3 million for CST to provide additional security at Jewish schools, synagogues and other Jewish Community sites. This brings the total funding for CST in FY2023/24 to £18 million.</p><p>Earlier this year, the Home Secretary established the Jewish Community Crime, Policing and Security Taskforce. The Taskforce allows the Jewish community, represented by the Community Security Trust, to raise concerns to the Home Office, law enforcement and partners, and work together to understand and address the concerns of the Jewish community on safety and security issues.</p><p>The government is also investing up to a further £7 million over the next three years for organisations like the Holocaust Educational Trust to help tackle antisemitism. This funding will ensure support is in place for schools and universities to understand, recognise, and deal with antisemitism effectively.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 28/11/2023 17:40:45 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1671474

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process (a) student visa and (b) student sponsor license applications.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	2610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has continually remained within published service standard for straightforward applications within the Student route. We work closely with the education sector and through public communications campaigns to encourage students to apply as early as possible and to check they have submitted the right documents, to reduce delays. Customers applying to the Student route from overseas can apply up to six months ahead of the course start date, once their education sponsor has provided the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS). We continue to review internal processes to identify opportunities to improve the customer journey.</p><p>Student Sponsor license applications have an eight-week service standard which includes a pre-licence visit. To reduce processing times, the pre-licence visits are now undertaken by dedicated Study Compliance officers. Applications may take longer to decide where further information is required from the prospective sponsor following the visit, to confirm the licence requirements are met.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/11/2023 15:29:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1671477

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of student visa applications have not been renewed since 1 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	2611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Information on how many people extend their permission within the Student or Graduate route can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-june-2023" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Where eligible, students may also apply to switch into an alternative appropriate category. We do not routinely publish data on how many students switch into other immigration categories.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/11/2023 15:27:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1671478

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether UK Visas and Immigration is meeting its service standard for processing student visa applications as of November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	2612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>We have remained continually within service standard for straightforward standard, priority, and super priority Student visa applications. Where applications are complex and we require further information or checks, we may take to take longer to reach a decision. This is to ensure the applicant meets the requirements of the immigration rules and prevent abuse of our immigration system.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/11/2023 15:28:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1671527

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact on privacy of the use of Sentio speed cameras.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	2697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>All speed cameras undergo the Home Office Type Approval requirements and testing regime before they can be used in court proceedings without the need for other corroborative evidence. The Sensio speed camera is currently undergoing Type Approval for use in detecting speed offences.</p><p>Police forces are required to comply with the data principles contained within UK GDPR part 2 general processing and the DPA 2018 part 3 for law enforcement when processing personal data. The use of speed camera devices should be necessary and proportionate in line with these principles.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/11/2023 12:51:19 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1671537

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
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 been identified under the national referral mechanism in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the (NRM). The statistics for the last 12 months can be found here; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">National Referral Mechanism statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p><p>The data shows the number of potential victims that have been identified by the National Referral Mechanism.</p><p>Further disaggregated data is published via the UK Data Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/11/2023 17:26:36 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671592

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his planned timetable is for (a) completing the hiring process for members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and (b) announcing newly appointed members.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	2733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The process to recruit members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is made in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/governance-code-for-public-appointments" target="_blank">Governance Code for Public Appointments - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Based on current timescales, we expect the process will be concluded in the New Year, and subsequently the names of the new ACMD members will be announced on Gov.UK.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/11/2023 17:24:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols