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44784

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	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 contribution of the (a) Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa route and (b) Tier 1 (Investor) visa route on economic growth.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	193286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) advises the Government on economic issues relating to migration.<br><br>On 1 July 2013 the MAC published a &quot;Report on the economic and labour market impacts of tier 1 entrepreneur and investor migrants to the UK&quot; which it had commissioned from the Migration Observatory. The report made a number of findings, although it concluded that it was too early to make a full assessment of the economic contribution of the two routes without further research. The report is available on the gov.uk website at:<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-and-labour-market-impacts-tier-1-entrepreneur-and-investor-migrants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-and-labour-market-impacts-tier-1-entrepreneur-and-investor-migrants</a><br><br>More recently, on 25 February 2014 the MAC published its own report, &quot;Tier 1 (Investor) route: investment thresholds and economic benefits&quot; in response to a Government commission. The MAC concluded that the direct investment required by the route is of little or no benefit, but there is some benefit from indirect spending by investors and their families in the UK (although this is difficult to quantify). The report is available on the gov.uk website at:<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-investment-limits-and-economic-benefits-of-the-tier-1-investor-route-feb-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-investment-limits-and-economic-benefits-of-the-tier-1-investor-route-feb-2014</a><br><br>The Government keeps all routes under review and is currently considering its response to the MAC's report on the Tier 1 (Investor) route.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

47999

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is between the expiry of a visa and (a) the person voluntarily leaving the country and (b) the forcible removal of the visa holder.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	196067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

46136

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the cost to set up and (b) annual running costs of full border control with Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
	tabling member printed	David Morris
	uin	194540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office has made no estimate of (a) the cost to set up and (b) the annual running costs of full border control with Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

42547

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to answer Named Day written question 185520 tabled on 28 January 2014 for answer on 3 February 2014; and what the reasons are for the delay in answering this question.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	191536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member on 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 533W.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

48347

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	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 have been convicted of an offence contrary to section 145 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	196440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The table below provides the number of defendants proceeded against for <br>offences under Section 145 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 <br>in England and Wales from 2009 to 2012. <br><br>[Insert PQ table here]</p><p /> <p><br>The statistics on defendants proceeded against for offences under Immigration <br>Acts 1971 to 2007 in England and Wales are supplied by the Ministry of Justice <br>for the Home Office to publish annually within Immigration Statistics. Annual <br>data is available in the latest release, Immigration Statistics: October – <br>December 2013, table pr_01, from the Library of the House and from the GOV.UK <br>website at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-dec<br>ember-2013</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 196440.xlsx title PQ Table Section 145
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

48356

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	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 have been convicted of an offence contrary to section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) Act 2004 in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	196431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of defendants proceeded against for <br>offences under Section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 in England and <br>Wales from 2009 to 2012.</p><p>[INSERT TABLE HERE]</p><p /> <p>The statistics on defendants proceeded against for offences under Immigration <br>Acts 1971 to 2007 in England and Wales are supplied by the Ministry of Justice <br>for the Home Office to publish annually within Immigration Statistics. Annual <br>data is available in the latest release, Immigration Statistics: October <br>December 2013, table pr_01, from the Library of the House and from the GOV.UK <br>website at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-dec<br>ember-2013</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 196431 table.xlsx title Section 4 Table
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

44097

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria the UK Visa and Immigration Service uses to withdraw a licence from a Tier 4 sponsor; and how proper notice is given to students with Tier 4 visas.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	192890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A Tier 4 licence may be revoked if we find that a sponsor has not been complying with any, or all, of its sponsorship obligations and responsibilities.</p><p>We will support the students who were not actively involved in the circumstances which led to the licence being revoked, by giving them up to 60 days to find a new course and sponsor.</p><p>We will write to the above students at the contact address the student provided on their visa application. This will advise them that their permission to study in the UK has been curtailed.</p><p>We are not able to offer students direct assistance on the issue of tuition fees. This is a commercial arrangement between the student and the college and is the subject of the refund policy of the college.</p><p>Full detailed reasons why a licence may be revoked and how revocation affects sponsored students are set out in the Tier 4 Sponsor Guidance which can be found here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/270492/sponsor-guidancet4.pdf</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 192891 question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

44098

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what help or advice her Department gives to students with Tier 4 visas whose sponsor loses their licence in relation to (a) mitigating loss of tuition paid and (b) finding another course.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	192891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A Tier 4 licence may be revoked if we find that a sponsor has not been complying with any, or all, of its sponsorship obligations and responsibilities.</p><p>We will support the students who were not actively involved in the circumstances which led to the licence being revoked, by giving them up to 60 days to find a new course and sponsor.</p><p>We will write to the above students at the contact address the student provided on their visa application. This will advise them that their permission to study in the UK has been curtailed.</p><p>We are not able to offer students direct assistance on the issue of tuition fees. This is a commercial arrangement between the student and the college and is the subject of the refund policy of the college.</p><p>Full detailed reasons why a licence may be revoked and how revocation affects sponsored students are set out in the Tier 4 Sponsor Guidance which can be found here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/270492/sponsor-guidancet4.pdf</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 192890 question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

48001

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used to decide in which countries to have UK consular and visa offices.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	196075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Decisions regarding the location of our visa application centres, and the <br>places in which the applications are decided, are based on a number of <br>different factors, including geography, security issues, distribution of <br>demand, political and economic impacts, as well as the financial cost. The <br>Home Office uses commercial partners to help run its network of visa <br>application centres, which are the customer-facing end of the service. Under <br>new contracts which came into effect on 1 April, we will have 340 visa <br>application points in 142 countries around the world. Applications submitted at visa <br>application centres are then sent to one of our 32 decision-making hubs for <br>consideration. <br><br>On the Consular side, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) supports <br>British nationals through the Diplomatic network of 220 Posts around the world, in 170 <br>countries. They also have a network of 230 Honorary Consuls who provide <br>support in places where the UK is not otherwise represented. Having consular <br>partners present in countries where the UK is not represented ensures British <br>nationals have immediate access to assistance. There are only three countries <br>in the world where there is no in country consular representation by the UK or <br>any of our main consular partners (EU, Australia, Canada, US or New Zealand).</p><p> </p><p>These are Palau, Sao Tome &amp; Principe and Tuvalu. In these cases, UK Travel <br>Advice instructs British nationals to seek assistance when needed through the <br>nearest country with British diplomatic representation: Philippines, Angola and <br>Fiji respectively. The FCO currently advise against all travel to Syria and <br>warn British nationals who travel there that the FCO will not be able to <br>provide them with any assistance. The FCO also advise against all but <br>essential travel to Iran and advise British nationals to seek assistance from <br>any EU Member State present in the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

48002

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	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 from Lesotho applied for UK visas in each of the last 12 years.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	196074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The available information is given in the table below:<br><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><strong>Entry clearance visa applications: Lesotho nationals</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>144</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>178</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>90</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>79</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>268</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>360</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>331</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>246</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>279</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><strong>Source: </strong>table be_03, Before Entry Volume 2 tables, Immigration Statistics October-December 2013</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><br>The latest Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visa <br>applications (by nationality) are published in the quarterly Immigration <br>Statistics release, which is available from the Library of the House and on the <br>Department's website at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-relea<br>se</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas