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714614

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
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 applicants for the 30-day entry visas to the UK specified a future date for travel on their application form.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	69608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>All visa applicants are required as part of the online application process to provide the date on which they intend to travel to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/04/2017 14:05:15 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

714615

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 30-day entry visas were issued by her Department where the applicant did not travel to the UK within that 30-day time period.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	69609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry but the information you have requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/04/2017 16:31:39 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

714616

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average time taken to process a 30-day entry visa was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	69640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes information on visa processing times online at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-february-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-february-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/04/2017 16:38:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

714617

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 30-day entry visas have been granted by nationality of applicant in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	69659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Quarterly data on the number of visas issued by category and nationality is published online at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2016/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2016/list-of-tables#visas</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/04/2017 16:37:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

714618

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2017 to Question 67822, on visas, whether her Department plans to develop a version of the visa data which is suitable for publication.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	69390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has no plans to publish data on the reasons for the refusal of visa applications.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/04/2017 16:36:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

714168

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Tier 1 general, (b) Tier 1 graduate entrepreneur, (c) Tier 1 exceptional talent, (d) Tier 1 investor, (e) Tier 4 general, (f) Tier 4 child and (g) short-term student visas were issued in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	69238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>Information on Tier 1, Tier 4, and short-term study (previously referred to as ‘student visitor’) grants (by calendar year) is published quarterly; latest data in the Home Office’s ‘Immigration Statistics, October - December 2016’, Visa data tables volume 1, table vi_04, available from the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2016/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2016/list-of-tables#visas</a></p><p> </p><p>Published tables do not contain visa figures for 2017. Our next released publication, on May 25, will contain Q1 2017 figures.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 31/03/2017 13:00:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

711494

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will review the application process for visit visas to ensure the requirements are as clear as possible; and if she will make it her policy to include additional questions on the financial support of applicants and the family ties applicants retain in their home states.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
uin	68074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The visit visa application form already includes questions about an applicant’s personal and financial circumstances. There is also a section where an applicant can provide any other information that they may feel is relevant to their application.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Home Office is continuously working to refine and improve the products and services on offer to customers, and keeps the efficiency and effectiveness of the visa application process under regular review. Recent improvements include the launch of a new online application route for visitors, and the expansion of priority visa services.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/03/2017 15:17:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

711046

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2017 to Question 66773, whether her Department (a) records, (b) collates and (c) publishes the reasons for which visas are refused which have been set out to the applicant at the time of refusal.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	67822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office retains records of visa decisions, including the reasons for refusal, on internal casework systems. This information is not collated in central statistical databases, and is not recorded in a format suitable for publication.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/03/2017 16:48:39 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

708581

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
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 people denied visas to come to the UK on the grounds that they have (a) insufficient personal income and (b) no family dependents in their home country were women in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	66773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Applications for a visa to visit the UK are considered on their individual merits, in accordance with the requirements set out in Appendix V to the Immigration Rules, taking into account the information and supporting documents provided in the application. It is for the applicant to satisfy the decision maker that they meet those requirements, including that they are a genuine visitor who will leave the UK at the end of the visit.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/03/2017 16:44:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

708292

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on reviewing the process for visit visa applications.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
uin	909067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK provides an excellent visa service, with application points in over 300 countries around the world.</p><p>The Home Office is continuously working to refine and improve the products and services on offer to customers, and keeps the efficiency and effectiveness of the visa application process under regular review.</p><p>Recent improvements include the launch of a new online application route for visitors, and the expansion of priority visa services.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 06/03/2017 16:29:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson