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1441512

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Refugees
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 change the family reunion rules for all refugees to those her Department has put in place for Ukrainian refugees in response to the crisis in that country.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	140591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>Due to recent events in Ukraine, the Government has established a bespoke scheme to provide an immediate pathway for people from Ukraine to join family already in the UK. The Ukraine Family Scheme is designed to allow as many people as possible to come to the UK in these exceptional circumstances.</p><p>The Government’s refugee family reunion policy is one of many generous safe and legal routes which supports refugees to have family re-join them, if they formed part of the immediate family unit before the sponsor fled the country.</p><p>Our policy makes clear that there is discretion to grant visas outside the Immigration Rules, which caters for extended family members in exceptional circumstances – including young adult sons or daughters who are dependent on family here and living in dangerous situations.</p><p>There are separate provisions in the Rules to allow extended family to sponsor children to come here where there are serious and compelling circumstances.</p><p>Refugees can also sponsor adult dependent relatives living overseas to join them where, due to age, illness or disability, that person requires long-term personal care that can only be provided by relatives in the UK.</p><p>To strengthen our existing policy, we have also committed to providing additional clarity in the Immigration Rules on the exceptional circumstances where we would grant leave to a child seeking to join a relative in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/03/2022 10:32:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1441107

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
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 allow applications from within the UK for the Ukrainian Family Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	139632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The Ukrainian Family scheme is already open to applications from within the UK.</p><p>Guidance for those who wish to make such an application is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/support-for-family-members-of-british-nationals-in-ukraine-and-ukrainian-nationals-in-ukraine-and-the-uk#non-british-family-members-of-british-nationals-in-ukraine" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/support-for-family-members-of-british-nationals-in-ukraine-and-ukrainian-nationals-in-ukraine-and-the-uk#non-british-family-members-of-british-nationals-in-ukraine</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/03/2022 15:51:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1439387

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
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 take steps to allow Ukrainians in the UK to make online applications to the Ukraine Family Scheme on behalf of their relatives.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	137459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The new Ukrainian Family Scheme (UFS) can be accessed through GOV.UK and can be used to apply on behalf of a relative: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-ukraine-family-scheme-visa" target="_blank">Apply for a Ukraine Family Scheme visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/03/2022 12:50:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1436670

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy to open safe routes to the UK for non-British and non-Ukrainian nationals fleeing war in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	131376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom stands firmly with the people of Ukraine.</p><p>The government has brought forward a bespoke humanitarian support package for the people of Ukraine, having listened carefully to the Ukrainian Government.</p><p>We have helped hundreds of British nationals and their family members resident in Ukraine to leave the country, with Home Office staff working around the clock to assist them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has established a Ukraine Family Scheme which is fee free and allows British nationals and people settled in the UK to bring extended family members to the UK, covering immediate family members plus parents, grandparents, children over 18 and siblings, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and in-laws. Individuals will be granted leave for three years, giving them certainty and securing their future in the country. There is no numerical limit. <br></p><p>In addition, the Government has established a humanitarian sponsorship pathway, led by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whereby Ukrainians who may not have family ties in the UK can be sponsored to come to the UK by willing and able individuals, businesses, or community organisations. There will be no numerical limit on this scheme, and we will welcome as many Ukrainians as wish to come who have matched sponsors.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office will work closely with international partners on the ground to support displaced Ukrainians in need of a home.</p><p>Further details can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fspeeches%2Fhome-secretary-statement-on-humanitarian-support-for-ukrainians&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAtinuke.Lebechi%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C6721f51a709f4a3eee5408d9fc6c98c4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637818365606296586%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=vysm0yBc50gYmYzGCj%2FYyiuYl9lFx35oCBPvx7ksOqE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Home Secretary statement on humanitarian support for Ukrainians</a> and the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhomeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk%2F2022%2F02%2F25%2Fhome-office-action-on-ukraine%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAtinuke.Lebechi%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C6721f51a709f4a3eee5408d9fc6c98c4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637818365606296586%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=cfNdo4I4toM7NItBEGHsLLETblTgJcbHuL7muXbQdeY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Factsheet: Home Office action on Ukraine - Home Office in the media (blog.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/03/2022 15:59:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1436671

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy to provide support to Commonwealth nationals who are fleeing war in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	131377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>ur humanitarian response has been developed in close consultation with the government of Ukraine and we will continue to support those who wish to come to the UK as a result of the current situation.</p><p>A fee free, bespoke Ukraine Family Scheme was introduced and set out by the Home Secretary in her statement on 1 March. The route allows both the immediate family members (spouse, civil partner, durable partner, minor children) and extended family members (parent, grandparent, adult children, grandchildren, siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, in laws and their immediate family) to join their relatives in the UK. The UK-based sponsoring relative must be a British citizen, a person who is present and settled in the UK (including those with settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme), a person in the UK with refugee leave or with humanitarian protection or an EEA or Swiss national in the UK with limited leave under Appendix EU (pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme). This route was launched on 4 March.</p><p>Furthermore, the ‘Homes for Ukraine’ Scheme launched by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 18 March, will allow individuals, charities, community groups and businesses in the UK to bring Ukrainians to safety – including those with no family ties to the UK. There will be no limit on the number of arrivals, and those who come to the UK on the scheme will have permission to live and work here for up to three years. They will also have access to healthcare, benefits, employment support and education.</p><p>Commonwealth nationals can apply for visas to come to the UK via existing routes. The Home Office has no plans to establish further routes to support Commonwealth nationals fleeing the conflict given most will be able to seek safety in the country they are a national of.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/04/2022 09:25:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1271399

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that point 11.4 of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (10 December 2020) is compliant with the UK’s commitments to the UN Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights (Article 3).
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	130267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Point 11.4 of the Statement of Changes is part of the overall clarification of the places and circumstances in which a Home Office officer is capable of receiving an asylum claim. It makes clear that an asylum claim cannot be received in the territorial waters of the United Kingdom.</p><p>I am satisfied the Rules are compatible with our international obligations. No individual will be refouled to a place where they would be harmed.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/01/2021 14:06:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1271018

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Pilot Schemes
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 (a) what plans she has to assess the success of Seasonal Agricultural Workers Pilot Scheme due to end in Feb 2021 (b) the criteria for the final assessment of that scheme and (c) the findings of assessments on that scheme carried out to date.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	129167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>As I set out to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee on 17 November, the UK Government is looking to continue the Seasonal Workers Pilot into 2021.</p><p>When making a decision on numbers, as well as the outcomes of the evaluation, we must also consider the ongoing impacts of the pandemic on the wider economy and ensure there are employment opportunities for UK workers.</p><p>We will publish the first-year evaluation information in due course, a key part of which will be how the pilot ensured the safeguarding of migrant welfare.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 129168 question first answered 17/12/2020 09:05:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1271021

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Pilot Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to consult with expert organisations representing migrant workers on the future of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Pilot Scheme before any further rollout of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	129168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>As I set out to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee on 17 November, the UK Government is looking to continue the Seasonal Workers Pilot into 2021.</p><p>When making a decision on numbers, as well as the outcomes of the evaluation, we must also consider the ongoing impacts of the pandemic on the wider economy and ensure there are employment opportunities for UK workers.</p><p>We will publish the first-year evaluation information in due course, a key part of which will be how the pilot ensured the safeguarding of migrant welfare.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 129167 question first answered 17/12/2020 09:05:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1236502

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of delays in renewing biometric residency permits due to the covid-1-9 outbreak on people's ability to prove their right to work.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	91747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>We have implemented measures to reduce the impact on people caused by the restrictions which have been necessary to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>As already set out we have introduced reuse of previously enrolled biometrics and published guidance on Gov.UK which sets out the applicable circumstances. The guidance can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/913700/biometric-enrolment-guidance-covid-19-v1.0ext.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/913700/biometric-enrolment-guidance-covid-19-v1.0ext.pdf</a>.</p><p>People can still evidence their right to work through the Employer Checking Service after they have submitted an application for a biometric residence permit to ensure there is no impact on their employment.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 91748 question first answered 22/09/2020 16:12:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1236503

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason there is a requirement to provide biometric data in applications for further leave to remain from applicants for whom biometric data is already held.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	91748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>We have implemented measures to reduce the impact on people caused by the restrictions which have been necessary to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>As already set out we have introduced reuse of previously enrolled biometrics and published guidance on Gov.UK which sets out the applicable circumstances. The guidance can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/913700/biometric-enrolment-guidance-covid-19-v1.0ext.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/913700/biometric-enrolment-guidance-covid-19-v1.0ext.pdf</a>.</p><p>People can still evidence their right to work through the Employer Checking Service after they have submitted an application for a biometric residence permit to ensure there is no impact on their employment.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 91747 question first answered 22/09/2020 16:12:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome