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	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to reintroduce a seasonal agricultural workers scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	153333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is determined to get the best deal for the UK in our negotiations to leave the EU, including for our world-leading food and farming industry. We have asked the Migration Advisory Committee for advice on the UK’s reliance on EU labour and they will help us shape immigration policy going forward.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The EU Settlement Scheme will be a simple and streamlined application process, drawing on existing government data and processes to minimise the administrative burden on applicants. We are building an application process which is fit for purpose, and we are engaging with stakeholders who represent EU citizens in the UK to discuss and understand their needs.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">We will be providing further detail on the scheme in due course.</del></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/06/2018 14:35:41 question first ministerially corrected 21/06/2018 14:54:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 64969 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

923468

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	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 create a refugee integration strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	153332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect the information required to calculate the total number of people granted refugee status who are in employment in the UK for any point in time.</p><p>We recognise the difficulties refugees can face when looking for work. We have funded a pilot project to provide additional employment support to refugees resettled through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and we will share the learning from this pilot with the Department for Work and Pensions and others. We continue to work closely with colleagues in the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure that refugees are aware of, and receive, the support they are entitled to.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/06/2018 17:11:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

923459

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to (a) review the operation of the Syrian Vulnerable person relocation scheme and (b) ensure best practice in resettlement is shared and implemented as widely as possible.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	153328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office continuously reviews the operation of the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and uses feedback from delivery partners and stakeholders to drive improvements.</p><p>The Department has mechanisms in place to identify and share best practice and will continue to do this. For example, as part of the consultation on the Integrated Communities Strategy, the Department has consulted with NGOs and other stakeholders on best practice for refugee integration, including refugees already resettled.</p><p>Additionally, Ipsos Mori have been commissioned to produce a qualitative evaluation and the emerging findings will help shape ongoing improvements on the delivery of the scheme and facilitate the sharing of learning across areas about what is and isn’t working well to inform local discussions.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/06/2018 17:07:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

923462

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 visas have been granted in (a) England (b) Wales (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland since the beginning of 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	153329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Information on Tier 2 entry clearance visa applications broken down by outcome (grants, refusals, withdrawals, lapsed) is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018</a>.</p><p>Neither a breakdown by Region or the company an applicant is employed by are available in the published entry clearance data.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 153330 153331 question first answered 18/06/2018 17:09:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

923464

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 visas were granted in (a) England (b) Wales (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	153330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Information on Tier 2 entry clearance visa applications broken down by outcome (grants, refusals, withdrawals, lapsed) is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018</a>.</p><p>Neither a breakdown by Region or the company an applicant is employed by are available in the published entry clearance data.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 153329 153331 question first answered 18/06/2018 17:09:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

923466

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	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 number of Tier 2 visas which were granted to SMEs in (a) 2017 (b) 2016 (c) 2015 and (d) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	153331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Information on Tier 2 entry clearance visa applications broken down by outcome (grants, refusals, withdrawals, lapsed) is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018</a>.</p><p>Neither a breakdown by Region or the company an applicant is employed by are available in the published entry clearance data.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 153329 153330 question first answered 18/06/2018 17:09:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman