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523857

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date	08/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the current borrowing limits imposed on (1) the Scottish Parliament, (2) the National Assembly for Wales, and (3) the Northern Ireland Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2016 answer text <p>The Scotland Act 2014 permits the Scottish Government to borrow up to £2.2 billion for capital purposes and £0.5 billion to cover shortfalls in cash receipts. The Scotland Act 2016 provides for these to be revised in due course to £3bn and £1.75bn respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government may borrow up to £500 million to cover shortfalls in the Welsh Consolidated Fund as set out in the Government of Wales Act 2006. The Wales Act 2014 confers aggregate capital borrowing powers of up to £500 million on the Welsh Government. In response to a specific request from the Welsh Government, the Government has also provided early access to these capital borrowing powers in order to support the delivery of the M4 relief road.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Executive has a statutory borrowing limit of £3 billion for capital purposes as set out in the Northern Ireland (Loans) Act 1975 as amended by the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006. The Northern Ireland Executive may borrow up to £250 million to cover shortfalls in the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund as set out in the Northern Ireland Act 1998.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL547 question first answered 22/06/2016 11:13:23 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

523861

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fisheries Convention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they permit the devolved administrations in the UK to borrow money for resource budget purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2016 answer text <p>The Scotland Act 2014 permits the Scottish Government to borrow up to £2.2 billion for capital purposes and £0.5 billion to cover shortfalls in cash receipts. The Scotland Act 2016 provides for these to be revised in due course to £3bn and £1.75bn respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government may borrow up to £500 million to cover shortfalls in the Welsh Consolidated Fund as set out in the Government of Wales Act 2006. The Wales Act 2014 confers aggregate capital borrowing powers of up to £500 million on the Welsh Government. In response to a specific request from the Welsh Government, the Government has also provided early access to these capital borrowing powers in order to support the delivery of the M4 relief road.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Executive has a statutory borrowing limit of £3 billion for capital purposes as set out in the Northern Ireland (Loans) Act 1975 as amended by the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006. The Northern Ireland Executive may borrow up to £250 million to cover shortfalls in the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund as set out in the Northern Ireland Act 1998.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL545 question first answered 22/06/2016 11:13:23 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

523868

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many county councils have closed down their children's centres.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty under the Childcare Act 2006 to ensure sufficient children’s centres to meet the needs of local families. Local authorities must also consult fully before any significant changes are made to children’s centre services.</p><p>All 27 county councils in England have children’s centre sites open to families and children providing children's centre services as part of a network.</p><p>According to data supplied to the department by local authorities, at end May 2016, eight county councils had closed some sites within their children’s centre networks.</p><p>An independent survey carried out by the national children’s charity, 4Children (published October 2015) estimated more than a million children and families were using children’s centres.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 29/06/2016 14:36:31 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

523884

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who is responsible for (1) the reported design flaw in the engines of the Type 45 destroyers, and (2) the costs of the refit in the light of those flaws; and what assessment they have made of the impact of that design flaw on the capacity and efficacy of the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer my noble Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Mr Philip Dunne) in the House of Commons on 6 June 2016, to Question number 38719.</p><p>On the question of any impact on the capacity and efficacy of the Royal Navy, the Type 45 destroyers are hugely capable ships. They have consistently made a difference to our safety and security, and continue to make an enormous contribution to the defence of the UK and our international partners.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/06/2016 11:17:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 6 June 2016 HOC38719.docx title Type 45 Destroyers
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

523888

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Games
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to publish the savings in public sector procurement as a result of following the advice of Sir Philip Green; and whether they will consider inviting Sir Philip to review the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answers I gave him on 11 April 2016 to Question HL7227 and on 9 May to Question HL7900.</p><p>We have published details of savings made through efficiency and reform each year since 2010-11. The most recent report can be found on www.gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park attachment 1 file name HL562 Attachment 1.pdf title Attachment 1 2 file name HL562 Attachment 2.pdf title Attachment 2 3 file name HL562 Attachment 3.pdf title Attachment 3 question first answered 22/06/2016 15:48:13 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

523889

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Type 26 frigate will be able to operate across the full range of climatic conditions in which the Royal Navy operates.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	39921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Type 26 Global Combat Ship will be designed for joint and multinational operations from the tropics and Arabian Gulf in the summer to the sub-Arctic. The ship's design will accommodate a broad range of environmental conditions to deliver a globally deployable ship throughout its planned life.</p><p>I am withholding further detail as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 27/06/2016 15:43:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

523897

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British citizens are resident in each European Union member state; how many from each of those states are resident in the UK; and in each case how many are of pensionable age.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2016 answer text <p>There is no legal obligation on a British citizen living overseas to register with the British Embassy, but the UN estimated that in mid-2015 there were more than 1.2 million UK citizens living permanently elsewhere in the EU. These estimates do not include British citizens travelling or residing for part of the year in another Member State.</p><p> </p><p>* Population of UK citizens permanently resident in the European Union; UN estimate, mid-2015</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Total (thousands)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL UK IN EU</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,216.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>27.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>40.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>18.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>185.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>103.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>7.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>254.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>65.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>49.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>34.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>308.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Office for National Statistics data show that, between January and December 2014, there were approximately 2.9 million European Union member state nationals resident in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>* Population resident in the United Kingdom, excluding some residents in communal establishments, by nationality; ONS statistics August 2015 (2014 data)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Total (thousands)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL EU IN UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,940</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Ireland</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are many different ways of defining and calculating migration data so different sources will not necessarily be comparable.</p><p> </p><p>No information is available on the numbers of UK and EU citizens in receipt of a UK State Pension broken down by nationality. This is because the UK State Pension is a contributory based pension, where nationality or citizenship do not form part of the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>There is no data available on the number of European Union member state nationals resident in the UK who are of pensionable age.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/06/2016 15:37:22 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

523902

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 23 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to extend the operational life of the Type 23 frigate.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	39922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to extend further the out of service dates for the Type 23 Frigates.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 27/06/2016 15:32:09 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

523996

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions
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 were prevented from travelling to the UK by the authority to carry scheme in each month of its operation.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	39971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The Authority to Carry Scheme 2015, made under sections 22 and 23 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, entered into force on 31 March 2015. Our records indicate that for each full month of its operation to date the number of individuals in respect of whom a carrier was refused authority to carry to the UK has been as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month/Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of individuals in respect of whom a carrier was refused authority to carry to the UK</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April/15</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May/15</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June/15</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July/15</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August/15</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September/15</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October/15</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November/15</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December/15</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January/16</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February/16</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March/16</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April/16</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May/16</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total: 1,132</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.</p><p>Individuals liable to be subject of a refusal of authority to carry include those who have been excluded from the UK, who have been deported from the UK and those who are using an invalid travel document such as a lost, stolen or cancelled passport.</p><p>The details of the Scheme are published at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/authority-to-carry-scheme-2015</p><p>The operation of the Scheme is just one part of the Government’s multi-layered approach to border security.</p><p>This includes the Home Secretary’s power to excluded individuals whose presence in the UK she considers is not conducive to the public good or is justified on public security grounds; a visa regime where applicants are subject to checks before a visa is issued and applications may be refused; guidance to airlines to help them decide who is incorrectly documented and should not travel to the UK and checks on all passengers arriving at the border on scheduled services which can result in refusal of entry to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/07/2016 09:15:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

524000

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for visitor visas from each country were accepted in the most recent year for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	39999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Entry clearance visa cases resolved in 2015 by nationality:visitor visas (including dependants). </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>of which</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Country of nationality</strong></p></td><td><p>Resolved/Decisions</p></td><td><p>Granted</p></td><td><p>% Granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All nationalities</p></td><td><p>2,225,339</p></td><td><p>1,914,072</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>421,302</p></td><td><p>397,764</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>411,576</p></td><td><p>367,243</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>131,540</p></td><td><p>88,367</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>114,383</p></td><td><p>109,717</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>104,555</p></td><td><p>103,534</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>96,824</p></td><td><p>89,665</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>92,274</p></td><td><p>90,788</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>90,414</p></td><td><p>44,989</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>87,484</p></td><td><p>86,991</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>61,790</p></td><td><p>58,000</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>40,830</p></td><td><p>32,869</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>40,315</p></td><td><p>35,867</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>34,659</p></td><td><p>27,671</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>33,253</p></td><td><p>31,911</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>26,533</p></td><td><p>15,251</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>24,199</p></td><td><p>17,722</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>23,413</p></td><td><p>22,636</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>21,713</p></td><td><p>9,389</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>21,290</p></td><td><p>14,851</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>17,750</p></td><td><p>14,930</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>14,997</p></td><td><p>12,822</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>14,827</p></td><td><p>13,115</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>14,371</p></td><td><p>11,897</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Iran</p></td><td><p>14,255</p></td><td><p>8,152</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>13,674</p></td><td><p>11,822</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>12,988</p></td><td><p>12,429</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>11,896</p></td><td><p>10,858</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>10,955</p></td><td><p>10,778</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>9,884</p></td><td><p>6,287</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p>9,873</p></td><td><p>8,823</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>9,419</p></td><td><p>2,717</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Belarus</p></td><td><p>9,101</p></td><td><p>8,577</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>8,288</p></td><td><p>8,238</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>7,377</p></td><td><p>6,813</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>7,292</p></td><td><p>5,235</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>7,263</p></td><td><p>7,240</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>7,101</p></td><td><p>4,995</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>6,732</p></td><td><p>4,681</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td><td><p>6,696</p></td><td><p>6,372</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>6,183</p></td><td><p>2,414</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>5,968</p></td><td><p>4,041</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>5,738</p></td><td><p>4,871</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>5,362</p></td><td><p>4,169</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Refugee</p></td><td><p>5,290</p></td><td><p>3,702</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>4,941</p></td><td><p>1,266</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>4,796</p></td><td><p>4,141</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kosovo</p></td><td><p>4,416</p></td><td><p>3,116</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>4,094</p></td><td><p>2,771</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Occupied Palestinian Territories</p></td><td><p>3,835</p></td><td><p>2,224</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Angola</p></td><td><p>3,665</p></td><td><p>2,697</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>3,586</p></td><td><p>3,010</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ecuador</p></td><td><p>3,423</p></td><td><p>3,207</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>3,142</p></td><td><p>2,238</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Macedonia</p></td><td><p>3,134</p></td><td><p>2,739</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Congo (Democratic Republic)</p></td><td><p>2,961</p></td><td><p>1,457</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Uzbekistan</p></td><td><p>2,778</p></td><td><p>2,076</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>2,711</p></td><td><p>689</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>2,627</p></td><td><p>1,121</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>2,550</p></td><td><p>2,156</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Gambia, The</p></td><td><p>2,544</p></td><td><p>1,063</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>2,505</p></td><td><p>1,926</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>2,452</p></td><td><p>1,545</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>2,393</p></td><td><p>981</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Armenia</p></td><td><p>2,356</p></td><td><p>2,237</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>2,065</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ivory Coast</p></td><td><p>1,998</p></td><td><p>1,346</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other and unknown</p></td><td><p>1,986</p></td><td><p>1,387</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cuba</p></td><td><p>1,847</p></td><td><p>1,558</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>1,665</p></td><td><p>1,016</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mongolia</p></td><td><p>1,664</p></td><td><p>1,407</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dominican Republic</p></td><td><p>1,655</p></td><td><p>1,524</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>1,618</p></td><td><p>1,316</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>1,256</p></td><td><p>1,235</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Moldova</p></td><td><p>1,246</p></td><td><p>920</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cambodia</p></td><td><p>1,042</p></td><td><p>832</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>1,027</p></td><td><p>944</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Fiji</p></td><td><p>1,004</p></td><td><p>878</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bolivia</p></td><td><p>984</p></td><td><p>901</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>975</p></td><td><p>852</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Guyana</p></td><td><p>909</p></td><td><p>734</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>881</p></td><td><p>771</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kyrgyzstan</p></td><td><p>877</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Turkmenistan</p></td><td><p>823</p></td><td><p>692</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>813</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>627</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Guinea</p></td><td><p>649</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Congo</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Eritrea</p></td><td><p>583</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Laos</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>407</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>353</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Benin</p></td><td><p>407</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Madagascar</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mali</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Togo</p></td><td><p>341</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Somalia</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Liberia</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Tajikistan</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Gabon</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Burkina</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>79%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Haiti</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>79%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Comoros</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>76%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sudan (South)</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Korea (South)</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Taiwan</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Stateless</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Djibouti</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Burundi</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mauritania</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>76%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bhutan</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Chad</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Niger</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Surinam</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Guinea-Bissau</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cape Verde</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other nationalities</p></td><td><p>778</p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>2,225,339</p></td><td><p>1,914,072</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notes</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>*Non-visa national. Such nationalities do not normally require a visa to enter the UK as a visitor for stays of less than 6 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Proportion of visitor visas granted relate to visas for which a decision was made in 2015, and may include cases where applications were made in 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Data based on nationality as recorded; data shown for nationalites with at least 100 cases decided</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Immigration Statistics January-March 2016, visas volume 1 table vi_01_q</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>and corresponding datasets.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The proportion granted varies by nationality reflecting a number of factors, including the evidence submitted in individual applications, whether applicants are eligible, and UKVI’s assessment of whether an applicant is a genuine visitor. Detailed information on how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases is published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visit-guidance The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas are published in ‘Immigration Statistics’, available from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/07/2016 15:23:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
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