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1216765

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Repatriation: Charter Flights
	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 effectiveness of UK Visas and Immigration working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in relation to the (a) prioritisation of cases and (b) availability and scheduling of repatriation flights.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	63414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office and Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office work closely together to support British citizens and their dependants who are seeking to use repatriation flights. The FCO are ultimately responsible for the scheduling of flights and who is able to access them.</p><p>Some UK Visa Application Centres (VACs) are resuming services where local restrictions allow, and an effective service can be provided. Services will reopen in phases. For updates to the status of VACs, customers can check with:</p><p>TLS contact if they are in Europe, Africa and parts of the Middle East</p><p>VFS global for all other countries</p><p>Anybody who has immigration queries related to coronavirus can email the Coronavirus Immigration Help Centre. Email: CIH@homeoffice.gov.uk. Their email must be in English.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/06/2020 16:14:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1217677

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many health workers (a) were eligible and (b) applied for a visa extension as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	64305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Health and Social Care estimated that up to 3000 individuals would be eligible for the NHS Visa Extension; applications are currently on course to exceed that estimate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/06/2020 16:13:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1216950

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support is available to people who have travelled to the UK without quarantine accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	63563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>We have been clear that people should arrange their accommodation before they travel to the UK and the vast majority of travellers have complied.</p><p> </p><p>For the small minority who don’t, the Government will support them in finding appropriate accommodation, upon arrival, and this will be at their own expense.</p><p> </p><p>In the scenario where an arrival presents (at the UK border) as symptomatic, and they do not have suitable accommodation, they will be housed in a government facility for the duration of their self-isolation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/06/2020 16:11:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1216951

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
	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 people travelling to the UK without access to quarantine accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	63564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Guidance for traveling to the UK and how to self-isolate when you travel to the UK can be found on the.gov.uk website at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate-when-you-travel-to-the-uk%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate-when-you-travel-to-the-uk&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc36879c0b30a423cc41a08d81841dcb0%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637286018431319945&amp;sdata=i8r8wJBCZDBkr49wHkxBgO3WN8ggwkw1HFunBczerIg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate-when-you-travel-to-the-uk/coronavirus-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate-when-you-travel-to-the-uk</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/06/2020 15:10:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1204701

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Health Services: 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 Answer of 5 March 2020 to Question 23401 which states that confirmation of settled or pre-settled status is not required to access NHS care, for what reason get hospital treatment is listed as a reason on the online EU settled status scheme form for proving one’s status to a requesting organisation/individual from 1 January 2021 onwards.
	tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
	tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
	uin	60875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>It is correct European Economic Area and Swiss citizens do not require Home Office confirmation of settled or pre-settled status granted under the EU Settlement Scheme to access National Health Service care.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals may wish to rely on the fact they have been granted status under the Scheme as part of demonstrating their ordinary residence in the UK. The online View and Prove service therefore offers this as an option, should users wish to share their status for this purpose. It is entirely optional.</p><p> </p><p>EEA and Swiss citizens continue to be able to use their passport or national identity card to evidence their right to access services and this will not change until 30 June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>From 2021, when the new immigration system is introduced, EEA or Swiss patients will be required to demonstrate they are ordinarily resident in the UK, as is already presently the case for non-EEA nationals who are not the family member of an EEA citizen. They can do this by relying on the status they have been granted under the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>EEA nationals who do not have protected rights will be bound by the new global immigration system.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/06/2020 15:09:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1216854

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	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 effect on national security of moving the UK passport contract from De La Rue to French-based company Gemalto.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	63309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Prior to inviting tenders for the latest contract to design, manufacture, and personalise British passports, the Home Office engaged with Centre for the Protection for National Infrastructure (CPNI) and National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The solution has been assured in line with the UK Security Policy Framework.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 a proportion of British passports have been made overseas with no security or operational concerns. All passports continue to be personalised with the passport holder’s details such as name and photograph, in the United Kingdom. This ensures no personal data will leave the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/06/2020 16:08:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1175964

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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 Answer of 23 January 2020 to Question 3789 on Immigration: EU Nationals, whether her Department has used the electoral roll to contact EU citizens on applying for (a) settled or (b) pre-settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	12351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has not used the electoral roll to contact EU citizens about applying for settled or pre-settled status. In order to ensure that resident EEA nationals and their family members understand how and by when to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, the Home Office has put in place a comprehensive communications and engagement plan, using all available channels to reach our audiences – such as marketing, presentations, email updates, toolkits and webinars.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/06/2020 12:15:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1216772

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Au Pairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what status and rights au pairs will have in the Government's new immigration policy.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	63373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK’s points-based immigration system will not offer a dedicated route for au pairs, as has been the case since 2008. However, there are other immigration routes which will exist for people who may wish to take up these roles, such as the Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS).</p><p> </p><p>We have indicated our desire to negotiate a YMS with the EU, or with individual countries within it, ensuring young people can continue to enjoy the social, cultural and educational benefits of living in the EU and the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/06/2020 16:04:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1216824

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	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
	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 grant indefinite leave to remain to NHS staff who have worked during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	63347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>NHS workers from overseas have made a huge contribution in tackling the current pandemic. We are extending the leave of key NHS frontline health workers and their dependants by one year, free of immigration fees and health surcharge, if it was due to expire before October 2020. This offer has also been extended to cover those working in key healthcare roles in the independent health and care sector. However, indefinite leave to remain is based on a number of requirements, including a period of lawful residence in the UK without excess absences, sufficient knowledge of the English language and life in the UK, and any specific requirements of the visa route they are in.</p><p> </p><p>Families and dependants of all health workers who sadly pass away due to contracting the COVID-19 virus will be offered immediate indefinite leave to remain, without a requirement to pay a fee. We hope the number of people who find themselves in this position is very small. Our thoughts go out to the families and friends of all medical professionals who have passed away while fighting to keep us safe.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/06/2020 16:09:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1216825

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
	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 extending the termination of the Immigration Health Surcharge to the families of NHS staff.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	63348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>On 21 May, it was announced that the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care were to work together to exempt NHS and health and care staff from the Immigration Health Surcharge. Officials in the Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Care are working through how to implement this change. Arrangements are being worked out and more details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/06/2020 16:10:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis