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1122733

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: NHS and Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that new immigration framework will enable the (a) health service and (b) social care sector to continue to recruit overseas staff when necessary.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	247026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the valuable contribution that international workers make to our important NHS and to the social care sector and we are determined to ensure that the future immigration system is efficient and able to respond to needs.</p><p><br>In December 2018, we set out our proposals for the future immigration system in “the UK’s future Skills-based Immigration System” White Paper. The White Paper proposals include a new route for skilled workers which will be open to anyone at RQF level 3 (A-Level and equivalent) and above, irrespective of where they are applying from. This route will not be capped and employers will not be required to carry out a Resident Labour Market Test for higher skilled roles.</p><p><br>The White Paper also includes, as a transitional measure, a route for temporary workers which will be open to anyone from qualifying countries, at any skill level, for up to 12 months. We do not intend to impose a cap on the number of people wishing to use this route.</p><p><br>The White Paper is the start of a new national conversation and we have launched a year-long engagement programme over 2019 to take the views of a range of stakeholders across the UK, including the health and social care sector. Informed by this engagement, we will take final decisions ahead of implementing the new system from January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/04/2019 14:57:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1122783

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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, when he plans to implement measures outlined in the Government's response to the consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	246921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is currently developing proposals announced by the Home Secretary to amend the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 that will enable the police to tackle unathorised encampments more effectively and are also conducting a review into criminalising unathorised encmapments.</p><p>The Home Office will soon launch a public consultation on these proposals.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/04/2019 13:15:49 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1122832

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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, pursuant to the evidence given by the Minister for Immigration to the Exiting the EU Committee on 11 July 2018, Qq2302-2303, what performance indicators his Department will publish on the EU Settled Status scheme; and how regularly they will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	246929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>We have committed to publishing quarterly statistical reports on the EU Settlement Scheme as a whole, alongside our Immigration Statistics from August 2019. Home Office statisticians are currently considering the content and will be taking into account the views of statistics users.</p><p>The Home Office publishes estimated processing times for EU Settlement Scheme applications at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications</a>, giving applicants a guide to the current level of service.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 246930 question first answered 29/04/2019 13:32:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1122834

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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 data on EU Settled Status applications will be published in the quarterly release of Home Office immigration statistics.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	246930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>We have committed to publishing quarterly statistical reports on the EU Settlement Scheme as a whole, alongside our Immigration Statistics from August 2019. Home Office statisticians are currently considering the content and will be taking into account the views of statistics users.</p><p>The Home Office publishes estimated processing times for EU Settlement Scheme applications at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications</a>, giving applicants a guide to the current level of service.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 246929 question first answered 29/04/2019 13:32:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1122835

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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 plans his Department has to issue guidance to staff in the Department of Work and Pensions on EU citizens with settled status and their entitlement to social security.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	246931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office has introduced the EU Settlement Scheme to enable resident EEA and Swiss citizens, and their family members, to obtain an immigration status in the UK.</p><p>This status will protect, and enable individuals to demonstrate, their rights to work, education, healthcare, and other benefits and services in the UK after it has left the EU in both a ‘deal’ and ‘no deal’ scenario. This means that EEA and Swiss nationals who obtain status will retain their current entitlement to healthcare, education, benefits and social housing.</p><p>Guidance for decision makers can be found in the Decision Makers’ Guide (DMG) and Advice for Decision Making Guide (ADM) available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/decision-makers-guide-staff-guide%20and https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/decision-makers-guide-staff-guide and https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide.</a></p><p>Departmental guidance is supplemented with updates when legal and procedural changes are introduced, and the HO continues to work across Government to provide information as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/04/2019 16:40:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1122736

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will remove visa charges for Commonwealth UK Armed Forces personnel and their immediate families when applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	247139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to remove visa fees for Commonwealth armed forces personnel, or their immediate family members.</p><p>Fee concessions on the grounds of nationality are only available to meet legal or international convention obligations. It would be unfair if certain applicants or routes benefited from free applications or reduced fees, at the expense of others.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/04/2019 13:34:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1122819

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Airports and Ports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to tackle human trafficking and modern slavery at (a) airports and (b) seaports; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	246926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to protecting the vulnerable and modern slav-ery remains a top priority for Border Force and its operational partners.</p><p><br>Border Force has a network of specially trained Safeguarding and Modern Slavery (SAMS) teams based in all regions. SAMS officers are operational and readily available to ensure children and vulnerable people, including potential victims of modern slavery are dealt with effectively.</p><p><br>All frontline officers undertake mandatory training in SAMS related issues including keeping children safe, recognising trafficking indicators, the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).</p><p><br>Border Force also participates in multi-agency anti trafficking operations, engaging with airlines and port operators to provide training in modern slavery detection.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/04/2019 13:29:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1122674

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Public Authority (Accountability) Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to introduce the provisions set out in the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill recommended by the Rt RevJames Jones KBE in his report, The patronising disposition of unaccountable power: a report to ensure the pain and suffering of the Hillsborough families is not repeated, published on 1 November 2017, HC 511; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	246938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Rt Rev James Jones KBE's 2017 report recommended that consideration be given to the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill &quot;once the Law Commission's work on Misconduct in Public Office is complete, and government has agreed the detail of the reform the Commission sets out&quot;.</p><p>The Law Commission's work is currently on-going. Once the review of Misconduct in Public Office is complete, Government will consider and respond to the Law Commission's conclusions. The Government will also provide a full response to the 2017 report in due course, following the conclusion of the ongoing criminal proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/04/2019 13:20:12 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1122810

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Cross Border Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the additional costs of back record conversion of Schengen information to Interpol for police forces as a result of the extension to the UK's membership of the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	247140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s position remains that exiting the EU with a deal is in the UK’s best interests. Alongside this, the Government has been working closely with operational partners to prepare for all eventualities, including leaving the EU without a deal. The conversion of UK issued Schengen Information alerts to Interpol notices and diffusions is one element of this.</p><p>Our preparedness includes supporting and funding the creation of the new International Crime Co-ordination Centre (ICCC). In light of the extension, we would expect the ICCC to work with police forces on preparing to use Interpol in place of SIS II, if that becomes necessary, in the most efficient way possible.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/04/2019 13:23:50 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1122745

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	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 merits of the industry campaign One Too Many to educate passengers about the dangers of disruptive behaviour at airports.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	246993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the One Too Many campaign for the contribution it makes in raising public awareness of a zero-tolerance approach to passengers who get drunk and act in a disruptive way.</p><p>The participation of many airports, airline and airside licensed premises in the One Too Many campaign is positive. It forms part of wider efforts by the aviation industry, such as a Code of Practice on Drunk and Disorderly Passengers and improved staff training, to tackle this rare but unacceptable behaviour.</p><p>Prompted by concerns about such behaviour, the Government published a Call for Evidence on airside alcohol licensing at international airports in England and Wales last November. Our response will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/05/2019 11:23:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith