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1683614

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British National (Overseas): Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) HSBC and (b) Standard Chartered on the impact of their policies on not recognising the British National (Overseas) passport as a valid document on the ability of Hong Kongers with a British National (Overseas) passport to access their pensions.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	10594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>We are aware of the difficulties British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) status holders are experiencing in seeking early withdrawal of their pension held by the Mandatory Provident Fund in Hong Kong. The root of the problem is the Chinese Government's decision not to recognise the BN(O) passport as a valid identity document in Hong Kong.</p><p>The Government firmly opposes the discrimination of BN(O)s in this way and will continue to urge the Hong Kong authorities and all relevant bodies to facilitate early drawdown of funds as is the case for other Hong Kong residents who move overseas permanently. The conduct of UK banking institutions is not a matter for the Home Office, but I have asked my officials to raise this matter with HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 24/01/2024 16:12:44 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1681850

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's revised guidance on the Ukraine Family Scheme visa.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	900936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Caseworker guidance is reviewed periodically to ensure it remains relevant, accurate and aligned to the emerging development of the schemes over time.</p><p>Updates were made on 7 December to both the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship scheme guidance in line with changes to the biometric requirements, providing clarification to eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 15/01/2024 16:06:46 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1650858

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: El Salvador
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 adequacy of the visa application process for people from El Salvador.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	192763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office contracts two commercial partners, VFS and TLS Contact, to operate its global network of Visa Application Centres (VACs) who provide application centres in over 230 locations across 138 countries.</p><p>There is a biometric enrolment location in San Salvador, run by our commercial partner VFS, which normally operates two to four times per month, in line with seasonal demand, at which customers can submit their UK visa application. This provision is sufficient to meet demand levels. VFS monitor capacity and provide additional dates as necessary, to ensure appointment capacity is in line with customer demand. Customers are able to purchase a service in advance of their appointment which allows them to keep their passport with them whilst their visa application is being processed, if they require it for other purposes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/07/2023 15:34:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1611881

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries and Latin America
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme to (a) further European countries and (b) South and Central American countries.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	181425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>We remain open to negotiating Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) arrangements with other countries and territories. However, as each YMS is subject to a bilateral, reciprocal agreement which also provides benefit to UK nationals, with the detail negotiated and agreed between the relevant parties, we are unable to disclose the status of negotiations as they occur. Further details of additional YMS agreements will be announced once they are concluded.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/04/2023 11:44:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1580358

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Diplomatic Service: Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Border Control procedures are in place for British (a) Ambassadors and (b) High Commissioners when they re-enter the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	131150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>British Ambassadors and High Commissioners are required to satisfactorily establish their identity and nationality when entering the UK in the same way as any other British citizen.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/01/2023 09:50:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1540129

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Peru: Undocumented Migrants
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 her Peruvian counterpart on undocumented migrants from that country who attempt to enter the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	80597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p><strong>The Home Secretary has not had any conversations with her Peruvian counterpart on the issue of undocumented migrants attempting to enter the UK.</strong></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 17:50:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1536371

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
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 impact of reports that the UN Office on Drugs and Crime registered a 43 percent increase in coca cultivation in Colombia in 2021 on drug-related crime in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	72205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The threats to the UK from illicit drugs and the implications of these threats for law enforcement are kept under regular assessment.</p><p>In December 2021, the Government launched its ten-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives. As part of this, £300 million has been allocated to fund activity to break drug supply chains from end-to-end.</p><p>This includes restricting upstream flow by expanding the networks of the National Crime Agency and Border Force officers posted to source and transit countries, ensuring we remain agile in the face of changing threats.</p><p>Alongside a strong law enforcement response, the UK is leveraging its diplomatic and overseas policy networks to secure political support from other governments and build our partners’ capacity to address the critical enablers of drug supplies into the UK.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 31/10/2022 15:42:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1484640

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
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, whether she plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of including Afghan journalists previously employed by the BBC in the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme for British Council staff and contractors.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	27541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>To qualify for relocation under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), Afghan nationals must have worked in exposed, meaningful or enabling roles in ways which made a material difference to the delivery of the UK mission in Afghanistan (e.g. linguistic services to UK Armed Forces). Eligibility for the scheme has been extended several times since it launched in April 2021 and there are no plans to extend it further.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately 100 Afghan journalists have been evacuated and brought to safety since Operation Pitting, in August 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will provide up to 20,000 women, children, and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Under Pathway three of ACRS in the first year, the government is honouring its commitment to resettlement by offering places for up to 1,500 eligible individuals from the following groups: British Council contractors, Gardaworld contractors or Chevening alumni.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond the first year of the third pathway, the government will work with international partners and NGOs to welcome wider groups of Afghans at risk.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/07/2022 10:34:50 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 10728 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1484311

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
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 27 June 2022 to Question 23234, under which scheme 100 Afghan journalists been relocated to the UK; and what type of visas they have been granted.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	26711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>100 Afghan journalists have been brought to safety during and after OP Pitting under the ACRS through pathway one.</p><p>They were granted Leave Outside the Rules (LOTR) for 6 months and will be granted Indefinite Leave to Remain under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/07/2022 10:59:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 10730 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1472579

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
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 provide visas to Afghan journalists who have worked for the BBC.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	23234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government responded swiftly to the fast-moving and challenging events in Afghanistan, including supporting the largest and fastest evacuation in recent history. We helped over 15,000 people to safety from Afghanistan in August 2021 and we continue to do all we can to enable those who are eligible to relocate to the UK.</p><p>There have been approximately 100 Afghan journalists who have been evacuated and brought to safety since 1 August 2021.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/06/2022 16:18:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton