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824413

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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, whether her Department has carried out modelling on potential changes in migration numbers caused by the savings and salary thresholds for spousal visa applications being raised or lowered.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	123214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The savings and salary thresholds for spousal visa applications are dictated by the minimum income requirement. It was set following advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee and considering the Policy Equality Statement published on 13 June 2012. In February 2017, the Supreme Court upheld the lawfulness of the minimum income requirement under the family Immigration Rules, including in terms of equalities impacts and in light of the published Policy Equality Statement.</p><p>Any future amendment to the minimum income requirement would be subject to thorough equality and impact analysis and a further Policy Equality Statement will be published.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/01/2018 16:28:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

824414

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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, whether her Department plans to introduce a maximum waiting time for a reply to applications for indefinite leave to remain under the ten-year settlement route.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	123215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The current maximum waiting time for a straightforward application for indefinite leave to remain under the ten-year settlement route is six months, there are currently no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/01/2018 16:30:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

824556

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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, how much it costs her Department to process a leave to remain application; how many such applications it has processed in each of the last five years; and how much revenue has been generated from fees for leave to remain applications in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	123357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The cost of processing visa applications varies by application type and these are set out in the published unit costs and fees table, which can be accessed via the link attached:<br>FY 2017/18: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/606616/Unit_cost_table_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/606616/Unit_cost_table_2017.pdf</a></p><p>2. The number of Applications for ‘Leave To Remain’ received/processed are regularly published, refer to links below for latest figures:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-november-2017</a></p><p>3. The Home Office does not hold the information in the format requested. Income is not differentiated between the various categories in which they are received. Our ledger will not allow us to provide this level of detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/01/2018 16:17:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

824557

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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 impact assessments were carried out ahead of the proposed 22.5 per cent fee increase for leave to remain applications.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	123358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>A number of UK Visa and Immigration fees were increased by 22.5% in April 2017. An assessment of the impact of all fee increases implemented then was published as an associated document to the Immigration and Nationality Fees (Regulations) 2017. The relevant information can be found via the following link:<br><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/515/pdfs/uksiod_20170515_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/515/pdfs/uksiod_20170515_en.pdf</a>.</p><p>Fee changes for 2018 have not yet been agreed.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/01/2018 15:55:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

823398

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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, if her Department will undertake a review of leave to remain procedures and error rates.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	122879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration continually reviews its operation to improve performance and accountability. Customer feedback, including complaints, are taken into account to ensure we offer value for money; which includes improving the services we offer, the quality of the decisions we make and the provision of an excellent customer service. When we are informed of errors we work promptly to rectify them.</p><p>More widely, we have assurance regimes which aim to increase consistent quality and identify good and weak practice within the department. We utilise three regimes; operational oversight, independent business reviews and third party reviews, in conjunction with the wider Home Office, in order to develop and ensure best practice.</p><p>Data on performance against service standard in relation to replies to customer complaints for UKVI, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force can be found at table MP 03 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-november-2017 </a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/01/2018 17:45:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

823027

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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, how many procedural errors have been made in applications for leave to remain in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	122710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not recorded in a way that can be reported without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122711 122713 122714 question first answered 22/01/2018 15:41:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

823028

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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, how many people have been affected by procedural errors in applications for leave to remain in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	122711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not recorded in a way that can be reported without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122710 122713 122714 question first answered 22/01/2018 15:41:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

823029

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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 reduce the number of procedural errors occurring in applications for leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	122712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration continually reviews its operation to improve performance and accountability. Customer feedback, including complaints, are taken into account to ensure we offer value for money; which includes improving the services we offer, the quality of the decisions we make and the provision of an excellent customer service. When we are informed of errors we work promptly to rectify them.</p><p>More widely, we have assurance regimes which aim to increase consistent quality and identify good and weak practice within the department. We utilise three regimes; operational oversight, independent business reviews and third party reviews, in conjunction with the wider Home Office, in order to develop and ensure best practice.</p><p>Data on performance against service standard in relation to replies to customer complaints for UKVI, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force can be found at table MP 03 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-november-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/01/2018 15:39:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

823030

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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, how many explanations and apologies have been issued to people affected by procedural errors in applications for leave to remain in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	122713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not recorded in a way that can be reported without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122710 122711 122714 question first answered 22/01/2018 15:41:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

823031

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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, how long her Department has taken to clarify with each person affected by procedural errors in application for leave to remain in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	122714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not recorded in a way that can be reported without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122710 122711 122713 question first answered 22/01/2018 15:41:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams