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1673496
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Skilled Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November to Question 1561 on Visas: Applications, what is the (a) target time and (b) average time taken to process a skilled worker visa. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central more like this
tabling member printed
Chi Onwurah more like this
uin 4149 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
answer text <p>The Home Office makes every attempt to meet the service level agreement standard, but in certain cases additional checks are required which can mean visa requests take longer to process.</p><p>Data on performance against service standards is published through migration transparency data and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p><p>The Home Office also publishes information on visa processing times for applications inside and outside the UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/visa-processing-times" target="_blank">Visa processing times - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-04T16:57:34.99Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-04T16:57:34.99Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4124
label Biography information for Chi Onwurah more like this
1673506
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrant Workers: Visas more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work visas were (a) applied for, (b) granted and (c) refused by job type in each financial year from 2019-20. more like this
tabling member constituency St Albans more like this
tabling member printed
Daisy Cooper more like this
uin 4276 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-05more like thismore than 2023-12-05
answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on sponsored work entry clearance visas by occupation and industry in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on applications and grants are published in tables Occ_D01 and Occ_D02, respectively, of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#sponsored-work-visas-by-occupation-and-industry" target="_blank">Sponsored work visas by occupation and industry</a> dataset. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The data relates to between 2021 Q1 and 2023 Q3.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-05T17:09:21.593Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-05T17:09:21.593Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4769
label Biography information for Daisy Cooper more like this
1673528
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Immigration: Employment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 2778 on Immigration: Employment, and Freedom of Information release 31192, published on 11 June 2014, how many illegal working enforced visits were made by the UK Border Agency by employment sector in each year since 2012. more like this
tabling member constituency Halton more like this
tabling member printed
Derek Twigg more like this
uin 4058 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
answer text <p>To maintain the highest standards of accuracy, the Home Office refers to published data, as this has been subject to rigorous quality assurance under National Statistics protocols prior to publication.</p><p>Information about the number of illegal working enforcement visits conducted by Immigration Enforcement by employment sector is not available in our published data.</p><p>Our published data on enforcement visits (including illegal working visits) is available at the following link - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-relating-to-the-illegal-migration-bill" target="_blank">Statistics relating to the Illegal Migration Act - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-04T17:45:49.163Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-04T17:45:49.163Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
429
label Biography information for Derek Twigg more like this
1673568
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was for (a) financial support and (b) accommodation for people (i) seeking asylum and (ii) arriving through other humanitarian routes in each of the last 10 years, broken down by local authority. more like this
tabling member constituency Harborough more like this
tabling member printed
Neil O'Brien more like this
uin 4251 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
answer text <p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation and other support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute while their application for asylum is being considered. Costs are subject to change depending on numbers being accommodated within the asylum system. The Home Office is currently spending around £8.3m per day on hotel accommodation. Total expenditure on asylum and humanitarian routes is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown which disaggregates the cost of financial support and accommodation for asylum seekers and refugees by local authority.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-04T17:26:18.387Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-04T17:26:18.387Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4679
label Biography information for Neil O'Brien more like this
1673591
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Temporary Accommodation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that private providers contracted to run asylum accommodation services deliver on their contractual obligations. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury South more like this
tabling member printed
Christian Wakeford more like this
uin 4298 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-06more like thismore than 2023-12-06
answer text <p>We have a robust governance framework in place to manage service delivery of the Asylum Accommodation Support Contracts (AASC). Details of the AASC can be found at:</p><p>New asylum accommodation contracts awarded - GOV.UK <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fnew-asylum-accommodation-contracts-awarded&amp;data=05%7C01%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C7e1d46cf1f7843b48ce608dbf0d4debc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638368569275490425%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=y9UXnCbV4ZWzh7Z%2BYzA3ohHS4%2BU36Blmk9N1w0dfwQY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-asylum-accommodation-contracts-awarded</a></p><p>The Statement of Requirements sets out the delivery standards providers are required to meet. It also sets out provider obligations in adherence to legislation such as the Human Rights Act 1998, the Equality Act 2010 as well as duties such as under section 55 of the Border, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, and the children’s duty, to safeguard children from harm and promote their welfare.</p><p>The Home Office has published Key Performance Indicator statistics covering the contractual obligations accommodation providers and others working in the asylum sector are required to deliver. This has been done since April 2020. This data is available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts#full-publication-update-history" target="_blank">.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>In all proposed accommodation sites, our accommodation providers work through a standardised regulatory checklist to verify the appropriateness of the site, including a detailed risk-assessment in advance of use. We work with our providers to carry out due diligence checks which include all relevant health and safety checks to ensure a site is able to operate in a legally compliant manner with all relevant standards met. We have also recently invested in ensuring these checks consider the mental and wellbeing aspects of asylum seekers and we are committed to working with all relevant providers to improve and build on the high service standards we expect.</p>
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
grouped question UIN 4299 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-06T16:35:18.917Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-06T16:35:18.917Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4871
label Biography information for Christian Wakeford more like this
1673593
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Temporary Accommodation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the safety and wellbeing of asylum seekers is prioritised while in asylum accommodation. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury South more like this
tabling member printed
Christian Wakeford more like this
uin 4299 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-06more like thismore than 2023-12-06
answer text <p>We have a robust governance framework in place to manage service delivery of the Asylum Accommodation Support Contracts (AASC). Details of the AASC can be found at:</p><p>New asylum accommodation contracts awarded - GOV.UK <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fnew-asylum-accommodation-contracts-awarded&amp;data=05%7C01%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C7e1d46cf1f7843b48ce608dbf0d4debc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638368569275490425%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=y9UXnCbV4ZWzh7Z%2BYzA3ohHS4%2BU36Blmk9N1w0dfwQY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-asylum-accommodation-contracts-awarded</a></p><p>The Statement of Requirements sets out the delivery standards providers are required to meet. It also sets out provider obligations in adherence to legislation such as the Human Rights Act 1998, the Equality Act 2010 as well as duties such as under section 55 of the Border, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, and the children’s duty, to safeguard children from harm and promote their welfare.</p><p>The Home Office has published Key Performance Indicator statistics covering the contractual obligations accommodation providers and others working in the asylum sector are required to deliver. This has been done since April 2020. This data is available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts#full-publication-update-history" target="_blank">.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>In all proposed accommodation sites, our accommodation providers work through a standardised regulatory checklist to verify the appropriateness of the site, including a detailed risk-assessment in advance of use. We work with our providers to carry out due diligence checks which include all relevant health and safety checks to ensure a site is able to operate in a legally compliant manner with all relevant standards met. We have also recently invested in ensuring these checks consider the mental and wellbeing aspects of asylum seekers and we are committed to working with all relevant providers to improve and build on the high service standards we expect.</p>
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
grouped question UIN 4298 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-06T16:35:18.96Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-06T16:35:18.96Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4871
label Biography information for Christian Wakeford more like this
1673594
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Temporary Accommodation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the average level of profit that private providers have made running asylum accommodation in the most recent period for which data is available. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury South more like this
tabling member printed
Christian Wakeford more like this
uin 4300 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-06more like thismore than 2023-12-06
answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to comment on commercial arrangements with suppliers.</p><p>All Home Office commercial contracts are designed to ensure the best value for tax payers and the Home Office closely monitors its contractors performance, including financial results. Any profits above the agreed contractual margins come back to the Home Office.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-06T16:24:30.83Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-06T16:24:30.83Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4871
label Biography information for Christian Wakeford more like this
1673613
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Passports: Republic of Ireland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 5 November 2019 to Question 4944 on Passports: Republic of Ireland, how many British passports were printed for residents of the Republic of Ireland whose applications were processed by the Belfast passport office between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. more like this
tabling member constituency East Londonderry more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Gregory Campbell more like this
uin 4080 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
answer text <p>Following the introduction of a new passport application processing system that distributes work digitally across all available work locations, the data for the number of applications processed is not broken down by office. The information requested is therefore not held in a reportable format from 2020 onwards.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-04T16:59:03.547Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-04T16:59:03.547Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
1409
label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell more like this
1673621
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Biometric Residence Permits more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the recent technical issue with the processing and issuing of Biometric Resident Permits has been; what steps his Department is taking to resolve that issue; and what estimate he has made of when that work will be complete. more like this
tabling member constituency Warwick and Leamington more like this
tabling member printed
Matt Western more like this
uin 4240 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-06more like thismore than 2023-12-06
answer text <p>Incidences of technical issues preventing BRP card production are extremely low, and no systemic issues have been identified.</p><p>Where individual card requests do fail, operational case working teams and IT Support endeavour to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.</p><p>For any case that cannot be resolved immediately, the Employer Checking and Landlord Checking Services are available to provide support to customers to verify their immigration status and permission to work and rent properties in the UK.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-06T16:41:00.747Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-06T16:41:00.747Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4617
label Biography information for Matt Western more like this
1673646
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Seized Articles more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) e-cigarette and vaping and (b) tobacco products were seized at UK borders in each of the last 10 years. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Edgbaston more like this
tabling member printed
Preet Kaur Gill more like this
uin 4231 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
answer text <p>On point a, Border Force does not hold data on eCigarettes and vaping in an easily accessible format.</p><p>Border Force regularly publishes data on tobacco products seized at the UK border.</p><p>The latest transparency returns can be found at the link here; Border Force transparency data: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-transparency-data&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cee9c7fad26944220b9f608dbf0e4e6ff%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638368638135483044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CVp4HAMcf2VGQgTMYoYzqTx87uUhxthJyN1taMKB5Wc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-04T16:55:55.867Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-04T16:55:55.867Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4603
label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill more like this