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	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	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 Written Statement of 23 July 2019 on Immigration, HCWS1803, when the review of guidance to ensure the right decisions are being made will be completed: and if she will publish its conclusions.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	284229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">My Department recognises the importance of this issue. The Secretary of State will write to the Rt Hon member with an update when a decision has been made.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">New guidance for decision makers is currently being drafted. My expectation is that the guidance, once finalised, will be published on gov.uk</ins></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 09/09/2019 15:25:45 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2019 16:21:29 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy previous answer version 134861 answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1697936

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	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 help promote the integration of immigrants.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	19815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>All refugees and those granted protection in the UK should be able to fully integrate into British life and become self-sufficient, providing for themselves and their families, and contributing to the economy.</p><p> </p><p>Refugees, as well as individuals arriving through refugee resettlement schemes with Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK, have access to the labour market and to mainstream benefits and services to enable their integration. We are working across Government to ensure these services meet the needs of refugees.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that the ability to speak English is key to helping refugees integrate into life in England, as well as to breaking down barriers to work and career progression. The Home Office works closely with other Government departments to ensure mainstream English language provision meets the needs of refugees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 02/04/2024 11:27:10 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1696224

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	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 had Section 67 leave to remain on 14 March 2024; how many and what proportion of those people had been contacted by his Department to discuss their options for when their leave expires by 14 March 2024; and what guidance his Department has issued on the options available to people when their Section 67 leave expires.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	18684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Section 67 leave is a form of leave introduced in the Immigration Rules for eligible children transferred to the UK under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has not published data on how many people had Section 67 leave to remain on 14 March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Immigration Rules are clear that individuals with Section 67 leave can apply for indefinite leave to remain once their leave to remain ceases, provided they meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules. Individuals can also seek advice from an independent legal representative about their options.</p><p> </p><p>The published guidance for Section 67 leave can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F947900%2Fsect-67-of-the-immigration-act-2016-leave-v3.0ext.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.ThomasPursglove%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2f7b52b660b743d781de08dc483950b8%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638464658192498012%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=R0KEFBdyqjel9ed6OvtDeDcaHaTGUA6VXnNWYj8CC0g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 asylum casework guidance (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>. The Home Office is currently in the process of updating that guidance and will publish a revised version in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 19/03/2024 17:41:21 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1693186

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the level of immigration to the UK for the past year; and how many individuals were granted visas for (1) work, (2) study, (3) family reunification, and (4) asylum.
	tabling member printed	Lord Reid of Cardowan
	uin	HL2999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>]. Data on work and study visas granted are published in table Vis_D02, of the ‘Entry clearance detailed dataset’ [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>]. Data on family reunification visas granted are published in table Fam_D01 and data on the number of people applying for and being granted asylum are published in table Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘asylum and resettlement detailed datasets’ [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement</a>]. Information on how to use these datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. The latest data relates to 2023 Q4.</p><p>Not everyone granted a visa will become an ‘immigrant’ as per the United Nations definition of a long-term migrant. Information regarding immigration and emigration is a matter for the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS).</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’ [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance</a>].</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 18/03/2024 17:24:59 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name asylum-applications-datasets-dec-2023 (1) (1).xlsx title Asylum and resettlement detailed datasets
	tabling member	617 label Biography information for Lord Reid of Cardowan

1693189

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of immigration on (1) public services, (2) housing, and (3) infrastructure.
	tabling member printed	Lord Reid of Cardowan
	uin	HL3001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that net migration is too high and is determined to bring it down to sustainable levels to help protect public services and housing against unsustainable pressure.</p><p>In May 2023, the Government announced measures to restrict the number of overseas students able to bring dependants. On 4 December 2023, the Home Secretary announced a new package of measures to reduce net migration further. These include limitations on family dependants being brought in by care workers and senior care workers; increasing the salary threshold for the Skilled Worker route; commissioning the Migration Advisory Committee to review the Shortage Occupation List; and raising the minimum income requirement for Family visas progressively over the next few years. These measures are now being implemented and were the subject of a WMS by the Minister for Legal Migration and the Border on January 30th.</p><p>Taken together with the measures the Government announced in May 2023, this means that around 300,000 people who were eligible to come to the UK last year would not be able to do so in future.</p><p>We keep all our immigration policies under review and work closely with key government departments to ensure that the immigration system best serves the UK, reflects the public’s priorities and protects public services against undue pressure.</p><p>A full analysis of the impact of the package will be published in a regulatory impact assessment in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 18/03/2024 17:38:19 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	617 label Biography information for Lord Reid of Cardowan

1693910

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the debate entitled The theme of migration and asylum in election campaigns and the consequences on the welcoming and rights of migrants at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on 23 January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
	tabling member printed	David Morris
	uin	17139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Current levels of immigration are unprecedented with net migration at 672,000 in the year to June 2023, up significantly on pre-pandemic volumes. This is partly because the UK is at the forefront of efforts to support those who flee persecution, conflict and instability. We welcomed over half a million people on resettlement schemes and visa routes since 2015. In parallel the government is addressing legal migration, including a plan to curb immigration abuse. We are working with international partners to tackle illegal migration.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 12/03/2024 17:13:00 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

1686243

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	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 make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an overall cap on the number of migrants to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	12231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains completely committed to reducing levels of legal migration. Our points-based immigration system allows us to control who comes to the UK to work, study and visit.</p><p>In May 2023, we took decisive action to tackle the substantial rise in the number of students bringing dependants to the UK. These reforms have now been implemented. <br> <br> On 4 December 2023, we announced a major package of measures to curb immigration abuse and further reduce net migration.</p><p>This package of measures, taken together with the measures the Government announced in May 2023 to restrict the number of overseas students able to bring dependants, means that around 300,000 people who were eligible to come to the UK last year would not be able to do so in future.</p><p>We keep all our immigration policies under review to ensure they best serve the UK and reflect the public’s priorities, including filling skills gaps and growing the economy.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/02/2024 16:20:57 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1681075

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum applications and (b) other applications for leave to remain were awaiting a decision as of 1 January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	8967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on immigration applications in the following releases:</p><ul><li>Provisional data on the number of asylum applications awaiting an initial decision is published in table IMB_02 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-relating-to-the-illegal-migration-bill" target="_blank">Statistics relating to Illegal Migration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Final statistics on the number of asylum applications awaiting a decision are published in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’, in table Asy_D03 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets’</a>.</li><li>The number on non-asylum applications awaiting a decision (Work in Progress) is published in the Migration Transparency collection, in table VSI_03 of the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fvisas-and-citizenship-data-q3-2023&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFrancesca.Allerton%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca8f3d7eaaf1646903d0d08dc128457fa%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638405606816915204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KAP0LToBzi5KYiG9SxoOiUiVAxEvS3I5BGhds2%2FvgpY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visas and citizenship data</a>’.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 15/01/2024 14:01:29 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1676814

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Home Secretary on 4 December (HC Deb cols 41–43), what are the specific components of the 300,000 per annum reduction in migration figure he provided, and whether this number refers to the future inflow of student migration or to the net inflow of migrants overall.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL1056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process, and an Impact Assessment will be developed in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/12/2023 13:06:24 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1677497

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish (a) net and (b) gross non-EU immigration figures by individual country of origin for each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	6672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 12 December is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen attachment 1 file name PQ6672.pdf title UK Statistics Authority 2 file name PQ6672 dataset.xlsx title 6672 dataset question first answered 18/12/2023 17:54:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien