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registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students from India were granted a visa to study in Britain in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	13944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>There were 11,699 entry clearance visas granted to Indian nationals for study in 2014. This figure relates to main applicants, and is available in the published entry clearance visa statistics (Immigration Statistics April-June 2015, Home Office, table vi_06_q_s, Tier 4 &amp; pre-PBS equivalent).</p><p>The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas are published in ‘Immigration Statistics, April-June 2015’, available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/11/2015 17:26:27 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

423595

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of times a removal direction was issued for people applying to remain in the UK while they were awaiting a court hearing in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	13172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, more generally, under section 78 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, a person may not be removed from, or required to leave, the United Kingdom whilst an in-country appeal is pending, although this does not prevent the giving of a direction for the person’s removal, the making of a deportation order, or the taking of any other interim or preparatory action.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/10/2015 13:44:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

423598

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Dual Nationality
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 in (a) the UK and (b) London have gained dual citizenship (i) in total and (ii) with citizenship of each EU member state in each year from 2010 to 2015 to date.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	13210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>No statistical information is available showing whether British citizens hold another citizenship.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/10/2015 17:42:45 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 26280 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

423371

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will Answer Question 11793 of 14 October 2015, on Home Office: staff.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	13040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The Hon. Member’s question was answered on 22 October 2015.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/10/2015 13:35:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

423002

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the number of appointments available for premium passport applications in London.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	12807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office continues to review services to ensure they meet customer expectations and needs. During 2015, the London Passport Office has consistently offered customers a premium service appointment the next day and has always remained within the target of 3 working days.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/10/2015 13:42:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

422683

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Deportation
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 estimate the cost to the public purse of deporting people who moved to the UK planning to work in the Scottish fishing industry.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	12638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>Border Force has not deported anyone working in the Scottish Fishing Industry at public expense within the last 5 years.</p><p>Immigration Enforcement cannot estimate the cost of deporting people who moved to the UK to work in the Scottish fishing industry as to do so would involve a manual search of records which could only be conducted at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/10/2015 13:57:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

422686

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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 proportion of Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies renewal applications for the 2015-16 academic year took longer than 18 weeks for a final decision to be made by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	12645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The proportion of Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) renewal applications received between 1 September 2014 and 20 October 2015, where CAS may have been assigned for study during the academic year 2015-2016, which exceeded the service standard of 18 weeks was 60 out of a total of 2259 requests.</p><p>The average time to process Confirmations of Acceptance for Studies renewal applications received between 1 September 2014 and 20 October 2015, where CAS may have been assigned for study during the academic year 2015-2016, was 32 days.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 12646 question first answered 28/10/2015 13:53:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

422687

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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 the average time taken by UK Visa and Immigration Service was to process Confirmations of Acceptance for Studies renewal applications for the 2015-16 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	12646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The proportion of Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) renewal applications received between 1 September 2014 and 20 October 2015, where CAS may have been assigned for study during the academic year 2015-2016, which exceeded the service standard of 18 weeks was 60 out of a total of 2259 requests.</p><p>The average time to process Confirmations of Acceptance for Studies renewal applications received between 1 September 2014 and 20 October 2015, where CAS may have been assigned for study during the academic year 2015-2016, was 32 days.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 12645 question first answered 28/10/2015 13:53:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

422688

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many further education colleges used the Confirmations of Acceptance for Studies allocation system in the (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2015-16 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	12647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>In the academic year 2008-2009, no Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies were used by further education colleges, as visa letters were issued by Tier 4 sponsors at that time.</p><p>In the academic year 2015-2016, 404 further education colleges have assigned Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies since 1 September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/10/2015 14:17:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

422690

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will prioritise Christian, Shia Muslim and Yazidi refugees, who have been targeted by ISIL, when considering asylum cases.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	12505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>All asylum and human rights claims are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with the UK’s obligations under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the European Convention on Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/10/2015 14:20:41 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy