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1180543

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the definition of a STEM course is in relation to the proposed immigration rules.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	20437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>PHD qualifications relevant to the occupation will be a tradeable characteristic with additional points awarded for a PHD in a STEM subject. This will cover PhD qualifications in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.</p><p>Further guidance for applicants and employers will be provided before the introduction of the new system.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/06/2020 15:37:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1180544

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	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, how much per year a family of four EU citizens will have to pay to reside the UK after the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	20438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK’s Points-Based Immigration System Policy Statement published on 19 February sets out how we will fulfil our commitment to the British public and take back control of our borders. People coming to the UK from any country in the world for the purpose of work or study, other than some short-term business visitors and short-term students, will need to obtain a visa for which they will pay a fee. A list of current fees can be found via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data</a>.</p><p>The Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System (BICS) is predominately funded by the user, and we think it is right that those who use it contribute to its cost, thereby reducing the burden on the UK taxpayer. We keep our fees for immigration and nationality applications under review and ensure they are within the parameters agreed with HM Treasury and Parliament, as set out in Section 68 (9) of the Immigration Act 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/03/2020 13:57:40 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1138088

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Absent Voting: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to tackle postal vote fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	275735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Electoral fraud is unacceptable on any level. There are already measures in place designed to enhance the security of postal voting.</p><p>In response to (the then) Sir Eric Pickles report on electoral fraud, the Government accepted recommendations to strengthen the postal vote system and, in line with our manifesto commitment, we are working to reform postal voting to ensure our elections are secure.</p><p>The Government will look for opportunities to introduce measures that will restrict the handling of postal votes by people who may seek to abuse or subvert them. We will also look to introduce controls on the return of postal votes via polling stations, which has been a cause for concern in past elections.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/07/2019 14:08:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1138089

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Corruption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to tackle bribery during elections.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	275736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Under section 113 of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) 1983 it is an offence for a person to give money or a gift to any other person in order to induce them to vote or to refrain from voting at an election. There is a similar offence at section 114 of the RPA 1983 in relation to the treating of voters.</p><p>Furthermore, the Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) replaced an old and outmoded mix of common and statutory law and was designed to provide the courts, prosecutors and investigators the tools they needed to tackle bribery in the UK and overseas in the 21st century. The Act reflects the UK's continued commitment to combat bribery and provides a modern, comprehensive scheme of bribery offences.</p><p>If anyone has evidence of abuse of the electoral system, this should be reported to the Returning Officer or the Police who have powers to investigate.</p><p>We will continue to keep electoral law under review to ensure the electoral system is safe and secure.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/07/2019 14:08:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy