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1652936

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
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 applied for asylum after arriving on a short term visitor visa in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	193947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Lane1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb728fe329d1844f8124f08db846f922e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638249386944175365%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SPk3B9CYEovOWC7MszCAXStx6aMPTS1YIas0EhDRJoc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the entry method of all individuals seeking asylum is not published. However, analysis from the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fmigrant-journey-2022-report&amp;data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Lane1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb728fe329d1844f8124f08db846f922e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638249386944175365%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Z0CcdAgfn8k2wMzkWJo%2BeR20daNTyKBMTnaMJfb3Tsw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migrant journey: 2022 report</a> estimates that around 14% of people claiming asylum in 2022 held another form of leave within 7 days of lodging their application.</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office publishes data on the proportion of people who are known to have departed the UK before their visa expired in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/reports-on-statistics-relating-to-exit-checks" target="_blank">Reports on statistics relating to exit checks</a>’. Data broken down by visa type are published in table 1 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fifth-report-on-statistics-relating-to-exit-checks" target="_blank">Exit Checks data tables</a>. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2020.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 193948 question first answered 21/07/2023 12:26:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1652937

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Visitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals have (a) overstayed their visitor visa and (b) remained in the UK without returning to their country of origin in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	193948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Lane1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb728fe329d1844f8124f08db846f922e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638249386944175365%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SPk3B9CYEovOWC7MszCAXStx6aMPTS1YIas0EhDRJoc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the entry method of all individuals seeking asylum is not published. However, analysis from the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fmigrant-journey-2022-report&amp;data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Lane1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb728fe329d1844f8124f08db846f922e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638249386944175365%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Z0CcdAgfn8k2wMzkWJo%2BeR20daNTyKBMTnaMJfb3Tsw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migrant journey: 2022 report</a> estimates that around 14% of people claiming asylum in 2022 held another form of leave within 7 days of lodging their application.</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office publishes data on the proportion of people who are known to have departed the UK before their visa expired in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/reports-on-statistics-relating-to-exit-checks" target="_blank">Reports on statistics relating to exit checks</a>’. Data broken down by visa type are published in table 1 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fifth-report-on-statistics-relating-to-exit-checks" target="_blank">Exit Checks data tables</a>. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2020.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 193947 question first answered 21/07/2023 12:26:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1605450

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Naturalisation
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 potential merits of changing the requirement for naturalisation applicants to have been in the UK for five years before the qualifying period, in the context of people's inability for people to travel during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	169331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 introduced the power to allow the Secretary of State to waive the requirement for an applicant to be in the UK at the start of the residential qualifying period for naturalisation. Published guidance sets out when discretion would normally be exercised and covers absence due to the pandemic. Guidance also makes it clear that we would apply the same approach to extended period of absences from the UK due to covid restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 169332 question first answered 23/03/2023 10:09:04 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1605451

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Naturalisation
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 changing the requirement for naturalisation applicants via the spousal route to have been in the UK for three years before the qualifying period, in the context of people's inability to travel during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	169332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 introduced the power to allow the Secretary of State to waive the requirement for an applicant to be in the UK at the start of the residential qualifying period for naturalisation. Published guidance sets out when discretion would normally be exercised and covers absence due to the pandemic. Guidance also makes it clear that we would apply the same approach to extended period of absences from the UK due to covid restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 169331 question first answered 23/03/2023 10:09:04 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1601971

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
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 provide the details of the last three (a) dates when and (b) locations where she last met with (i) individuals who arrived in the UK on small boats and (ii) charitable or non-governmental organisations who provide support services to asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	160311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>All meetings held by the Home Secretary in her Ministerial capacity are routinely released in quarterly Departmental transparency returns. The latest transparency returns can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-ministers-hospitality-data" target="_blank">Home Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 13/03/2023 11:21:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1586822

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Families
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 impact on the processing time for applications of the decision to extend the standard processing time for family visa applications made outside the UK from 12 to 24 weeks.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	147060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office had been prioritising Ukraine Visa Schemes applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>The bulk of resource has now returned to the route, along with an additional investment of new staff.</p><p>We are keeping the service standard level under review.</p><p> </p><p>Information on family visa processing times for applications made outside of the UK can be found here: Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>Information on family visa processing times for applications made inside of the UK can be found here: Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 147064 question first answered 23/02/2023 13:02:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1586823

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Families
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 potential merits reinstating the (a) priority and (b) super priority services for family visa applications
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	147061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>From mid-March 2022, UKVI temporarily suspended Priority visa services for new family overseas visa applications, in order to temporarily deploy resource to process applications made in response to the humanitarian crisis arising from the invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>On 09 January 2023, UKVI re-introduced Priority visa services for customers with an outstanding family overseas visa application.</p><p>On 20 February 2023 UKVI re-introduced Priority visa services for customers with a new overseas family visa application.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Super Priority Visa service is not available for overseas Family visa applications. It was not available prior to the suspension of Priority Visa services.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 147062 question first answered 23/02/2023 13:01:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1586825

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Standards
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 impact on the processing times for applications of the decision to suspend the (a) priority and (b) super-priority services for visa applications on the processing times for applications.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	147062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>From mid-March 2022, UKVI temporarily suspended Priority visa services for new family overseas visa applications, in order to temporarily deploy resource to process applications made in response to the humanitarian crisis arising from the invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>On 09 January 2023, UKVI re-introduced Priority visa services for customers with an outstanding family overseas visa application.</p><p>On 20 February 2023 UKVI re-introduced Priority visa services for customers with a new overseas family visa application.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Super Priority Visa service is not available for overseas Family visa applications. It was not available prior to the suspension of Priority Visa services.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 147061 question first answered 23/02/2023 13:01:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1586826

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria will be used to assess when to end the temporary suspension of the (a) priority and (b) super-priority services for new visitor visa applications
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	147063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no suspensions for priority and super priority visit visa services across the globe.</p><p>UKVI will always seek to offer optional priority services where the security and logistical circumstances allow.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/02/2023 17:48:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1586827

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Families
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 return the processing time for family visa applications made outside the UK from 24 to 12 weeks
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	147064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office had been prioritising Ukraine Visa Schemes applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>The bulk of resource has now returned to the route, along with an additional investment of new staff.</p><p>We are keeping the service standard level under review.</p><p> </p><p>Information on family visa processing times for applications made outside of the UK can be found here: Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>Information on family visa processing times for applications made inside of the UK can be found here: Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 147060 question first answered 23/02/2023 13:02:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady