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1193677

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
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 is for applicants to receive a decision from her Department after filing a change of conditions application to have the no recourse to public funds restriction lifted.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	43998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>Migrants with limited leave to remain under the Family and Human Rights routes can apply to have the no recourse to public funds restriction lifted by making a ‘change of conditions’ application if there has been a change in their financial circumstances.</p><p>The information you have requested is not assured to the standard required by ONS for publication and as it would be too costly to do so, we are unable to provide it. However, my department has recently digitised the application form, to make sure it is accessible for those who need to remain at home, and I can assure you that the applications are being prioritised and dealt with compassionately.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/05/2020 12:30:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1193763

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: NHS
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 grant indefinite leave to remain for all foreign nationals working in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	44051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has announced we will extend the visas for a range of healthcare professionals working for the NHS and independent health and care providers, where their current visa expires before 1 October. This offer also applies to their families. The 12-month extension is automatic and free of charge and those benefitting will not have to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Secretary has confirmed we will grant immediate Indefinite Leave to Remain to families of eligible NHS health workers who die as a result of contracting Coronavirus.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has announced we will extend the visas for a range of healthcare professionals working for the NHS and independent health and care providers, where their current visa expires before 1 October. This offer also applies to their families. The 12-month extension is automatic and free of charge and those benefitting will not have to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Secretary has confirmed families and dependants of the health workers applicable for this automatic visa extension, who sadly pass away due to contracting the Covid-19 virus, will be offered immediate Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK, without a requirement to pay a fee. </ins></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/05/2020 17:01:07 question first ministerially corrected 13/05/2020 12:44:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 20790 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1193816

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Airports: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what recent assessment her Department has made of the merits of the introduction of (a) covid-19 screening measures and (b) quarantine arrangements for passengers arriving at UK airports.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	44008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Our priority is to protect the public’s health, to contain the spread of the virus and prevent a second wave.</p><p>Since 8 June, rules have been in place for entering the UK because of COVID-19. The rules are for residents and visitors. Passengers need to provide journey and contact details when travelling to the UK and will not be allowed to leave the place they are staying for the first 14 days except in very limited situations (known as self-isolation).</p><p>Passengers arriving in the UK are required to self-isolate for 14 days and can be contacted throughout this period to ensure compliance.</p><p>Since 10 July travellers will not have to self-isolate if arriving and staying in England from a country or territory on the travel corridors list. Travellers will still have to provide journey and contact details. You can find the latest Travel Corridors list by following this link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-travel-corridors.</p><p>Travellers will still be required to self-isolate if they have visited or stopped in any country which is not on the list in the previous 14 days.</p><p>A limited number of exemptions to the measures have been agreed. For example, those travelling in order to maintain essential supply chains, or our national infrastructure or who are contributing to the crisis response will not be required to self-isolate.</p><p>A full list of exemptions to the requirements to provide locator details or self-isolate can be found on GOV.UK at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules.</p><p>The need for the restrictions is regularly reviewed. The reviews are guided by the scientific advice and consider factors such as the domestic and international incidence of COVID-19, and the level of infection and transmission. The economic impact of the measures, and new initiatives being trialled to secure safe travel, are also considered during these reviews.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/09/2020 10:13:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1193199

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Quarantine
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 publish the scientific assessment that informed the decision to (a) introduce formal quarantine measures for the flights from (i) Wuhan, China on (A) 31 January, (B) 2 February and (C) 9 February 2020 and (b) Tokyo, Japan on 22 February, and (b) not to introduce formal quarantine measures for other UK arrivals from 1 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	43657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>Scientific evidence from SAGE will continue to be published by Government Office for Science in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/07/2020 14:45:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1193221

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Married People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether furloughed salaries will be calculated as part of the earnings requirement for applications for spousal visas.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	43719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>The earnings requirement for those seeking a spouse visa is a minimum income of £18,600 or higher where a child is also applying for leave. Salaries received whilst the sponsor, or applicant who is in the UK with permission to work, is furloughed will be calculated as part of this minimum income requirement.</p><p>Income from other employment or self-employment, cash savings, pension, or property rental may also be counted; along with other sources of income where there are exceptional circumstances.</p><p>The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. We continue to monitor the situation closely and may make further adjustments to requirements where necessary and appropriate to ensure people are not unduly affected by circumstances beyond their control.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/05/2020 12:05:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1193236

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
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 make it her policy to permanently exempt (a) NHS staff and (b) the families of NHS staff from the Immigration Health Surcharge.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	43715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the vital contribution NHS staff from across the globe make to our healthcare system.</p><p>The Government has recently announced a series of measures for key health workers on the frontline fighting coronavirus. Visas will be automatically extended for 12 months free of charge and there will be no Immigration Health Surcharge for the extension. These measures apply to NHS doctors, nurses and paramedics, and we have recently expanded this offer to cover more key NHS frontline health workers, including those working in eligible occupations in the independent health and care sector. This will also apply to their family members. The automatic extension offer will be for those whose visas expire between 31 March and 1 October. We estimate around 3,000 healthcare professionals, plus their families, will benefit.</p><p>Going forward, it is right those who come to the UK contribute to the NHS whose services they can access from when they arrive. Income from the Immigration Health Surcharge goes directly back into the NHS to help provide vital and lifesaving services.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/05/2020 08:32:04 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1192557

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for the lifting of the No Recourse to Public Funds condition have been (a) submitted and (b) granted in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	42868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Migrants with limited leave to remain under the Family and Human Rights routes can apply to have the no recourse to public funds restriction lifted by making a ‘change of conditions’ application if there has been a change in their financial circumstances.</p><p>The information you have requested is not assured to the standard required by ONS for publication and as it would be too costly to do so, we are unable to provide it. However, my department has recently digitised the application form, to make sure it is accessible for those who need to remain at home, and I can assure you that the applications are being prioritised and dealt with compassionately.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/05/2020 08:59:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1192676

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Free Movement of People
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 take steps to ensure that bereaved families of workers who move to the UK will recieve the same level of protection provided to workers under European free movement legislation.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	43005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the announcement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 27 April, family members of NHS workers who die as a result of contracting Coronavirus (Covid-19) will receive a £60,000 payment from the Government.</p><p>In addition, the Home Secretary has confirmed we will grant immediate Indefinite Leave to Remain to families of NHS health workers who die as a result of contracting Coronavirus.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/05/2020 15:57:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1192677

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to reinstate the Settlement Scheme online application for non-EEA nationals that do not have a Biometric Residence Permit during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	43006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>As part of the application process, non-EEA citizens need to provide their Biometrics if they are not already in possession of a Biometric Residence Card. In line with the latest advice from Public Health England the UK Visa and Citizenship Application Centres (UKVCAS) where non-EEA citizens need to attend to have their biometrics taken are temporarily closed in accordance with advice on limiting the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).</p><p>The government will look again at these measures at regular intervals and relax them if the evidence shows this is possible.</p><p>Those applicants who already hold a Biometric Residence Card do not need to provide biometrics and so are still able to apply to the scheme while the current restrictions are in place.</p><p>UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has set up a dedicated team for customers with immigration queries related to coronavirus, including questions about urgent, compelling, compassionate cases. More information can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/05/2020 16:00:21 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1192678

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Families
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 bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Minimum Income Requirement to ensure that UK citizens and settled persons sponsoring their family members under the immigration rules are not penalised by (a) being furloughed, (b) having a wage cut and (c) being made redundant as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	43007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. We continue to monitor the situation closely and take these exceptional circumstances into account.</p><p>The minimum income requirement can be met in a number of ways in addition to or instead of income from employment or self-employment. For example, income from the couple’s investments, property rental or pension may also be taken into account, together with their cash savings. Where there are exceptional circumstances, other sources of income can also be taken into account.</p><p>These are unprecedented times and we may make further temporary adjustments to requirements where necessary and appropriate. We will ensure people are not unduly affected or penalised by circumstances beyond their control.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/05/2020 15:46:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green