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1458346

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
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, what the conditions are for Ukrainians in the UK on (a) family visas and (b) the Homes for Ukraine Scheme regarding leaving the UK and returning; and whether there are restrictions regarding their leave and visa conditions such as those in the UK on Tier 2 and Tier 4 visas.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	155696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>Ukrainians in the UK under the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Scheme are not subject to conditions linked to leaving and returning to the UK. Successful applicants are granted three years’ leave to remain, and can work and access public services during this time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/04/2022 17:19:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 65289 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1418326

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
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, with reference to the letter dated 24 January 2022 from the Independent Anti Slavery Commissioner in response to the Government's evaluation of the Seasonal Workers Pilot, whether she plans to accept and implement the Commissioner's recommendations on (a) introducing mechanisms to listen to workers, (b) introducing an independent grievance mechanism, (c) introducing remediation for workers who have paid recruitment fees and (d) assessing and addressing risks in the scheme before expansion.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	114725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>We have noted the recommendations made in the Independent Anti Slavery Commissioner letter and will respond to her in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/02/2022 16:41:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1399889

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghans (a) have arrived in the UK in total under Operation Warm Welcome, (b) have arrived under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme, (c) were British citizens, and (c) were neither British citizens or did not qualify under the Policy and will be allocated places under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme since August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	98267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>C.15,000 people were evacuated from Afghanistan during Operation Pitting, with a further c.1,500 brought to the UK from neighbouring countries since then.</p><p>We will not give a running commentary on statistics due to the continuing flow of people being welcomed. We will include this data within published resettlement statistics in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/01/2022 17:03:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1388144

registered interest
date	15/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Afghans relocated to the UK under the ARAP scheme including Locally Employed Staff will count towards the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme allocation of 20,000.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	93753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is separate from, and in addition to, the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), which offers any current or former locally employed staff assessed to be under serious threat to life priority relocation to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/01/2022 12:59:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1386335

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the draft statutory guidance on Unauthorised Encampments on gypsy, Romani and traveller communities.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	89567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>We have carefully considered the impact the new measures might have on people with protected characteristics, including race and ethnicity, in accordance with the Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>The overarching equality impact assessment was published in September and is publicly available. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-equality-statements/home-office-measures-in-the-police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-equalities-impact-assessment" target="_blank">Home Office measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Equalities Impact Assessment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/12/2021 16:23:16 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1386336

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s draft statutory guidance on Unauthorised Encampments, what constitutes significant damage, disruption, or distress.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	89568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The draft statutory guidance on unauthorised encampments gives examples of what might be considered by police and by courts to be significant damage, disruption and distress.</p><p>It is for the police and courts to assess the circumstances and the evidence of each individual case and to decide on proportionate enforcement action based on this.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/12/2021 16:28:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1365983

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on ensuring that no foreign national resident in the UK is prevented from travelling overseas because their passports is being held by DVLA outside the agreed timescale for processing provisional driving licence applications.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	69074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>The DVLA recognises the importance to applicants of having possession of their identity documents for a range of reasons, including overseas travel.</p><p>The DVLA has introduced additional online services, recruited additional staff, and secured extra office space to help reduce waiting times. DVLA staff are working as quickly as possible to return people’s documentation to them when processing a driving licence application.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/11/2021 09:26:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 31315 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1361201

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the administrative requirements on EU citizens with Settled Status to prove their status without physical documentation when accessing essential services.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	58821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>We are enabling other government departments and public authorities to be able to automatically access immigration status information. Currently, this includes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and NHS England and Wales.</p><p>The data made available is specific to the need of each department and contains only the necessary information to inform their decision making. By making data available in this way, we are reducing the number of occasions on which an individual has to prove their status in the UK. The Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Privacy Notice provides information about how we share data with other government departments.</p><p>When applying for banking services, all individuals are required to provide proof of their identity as part of anti-money laundering, regulatory ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) checks.</p><p>We have produced guidance for financial providers to help them understand the documents we issue, including eVisas, and how they can be used as proof of identity for the purposes of KYC checks. This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/biometric-residence-documents-information-for-financial-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/biometric-residence-documents-information-for-financial-providers</a></p><p>As detailed in this guidance, financial institutions can check someone’s identity, using the online ‘View and Prove’ service at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-immigration-status" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/check-immigration-status</a>.</p><p>This enables checks to be conducted without physical documents changing hands or the checker having to assess the authenticity of the documents and whether the person presenting it is the rightful holder.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/10/2021 16:29:16 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 26353 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1361202

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department is providing to (a) banks and (b) mortgage lenders on (i) EU Settled Status and (ii) accepting digital proof of that status.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	58822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>We are enabling other government departments and public authorities to be able to automatically access immigration status information. Currently, this includes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and NHS England and Wales.</p><p>The data made available is specific to the need of each department and contains only the necessary information to inform their decision making. By making data available in this way, we are reducing the number of occasions on which an individual has to prove their status in the UK. The Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Privacy Notice provides information about how we share data with other government departments.</p><p>When applying for banking services, all individuals are required to provide proof of their identity as part of anti-money laundering, regulatory ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) checks.</p><p>We have produced guidance for financial providers to help them understand the documents we issue, including eVisas, and how they can be used as proof of identity for the purposes of KYC checks. This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/biometric-residence-documents-information-for-financial-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/biometric-residence-documents-information-for-financial-providers</a></p><p>As detailed in this guidance, financial institutions can check someone’s identity, using the online ‘View and Prove’ service at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-immigration-status" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/check-immigration-status</a>.</p><p>This enables checks to be conducted without physical documents changing hands or the checker having to assess the authenticity of the documents and whether the person presenting it is the rightful holder.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/10/2021 16:29:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 26355 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1354626

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Jamaica and Zimbabwe
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 8 September 2021 to Question 41845 on Deportation: Jamaica and Zimbabwe, whether any of the people deported on the charter flight to (a) Zimbabwe on 21 July 2021 and (b) Jamaica on 11 August 2021 or any of those who were scheduled for deportation on those two flights but were not placed on the planes on the day were under the age of 12 when they came to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	46974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my response of 8 September 2021 (UIN: 41845).</p><p>We do not routinely comment on individual cases. As stated in my previous response, a person’s age upon arrival to the UK or their nationality are not automatic exceptions to deportation under the UK Borders Act 2007. These may be relevant factors when determining whether an exception applies and an Article 8 claim pursuant to the Immigration Rules. Those deported will have been provided with the opportunity to raise claims and all claims are fully considered and decided upon before deportation, including, where applicable, via the Courts. I will continue to remove dangerous criminals and those with no rights to be in the UK from the country.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 15/09/2021 16:21:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield