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1467238

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers
	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 to process right to work applications for non-UK workers; and what steps are being taken to address the application backlog.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	11701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>Due to supporting the Home Office’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, applications for Entry Clearance under our economic routes are currently taking longer than our published service standard.</p><p>With the return of staff to the teams who handle these cases, alongside additional resources also being deployed the length of time taken to receive a visa in these routes is reducing.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 16:11:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1388701

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: 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 she has to reintroduce the scheme for temporary visas to poultry workers in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	94407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not currently plan reintroduce the scheme for temporary visas to poultry workers in 2022. We will however monitor the position closely.</p><p>Our points-based system allows for many roles in poultry production to be recruited via the Skilled Worker route, such as poultry processors, bird dressers, pluckers, trussers and butchers for all meats.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/01/2022 10:57:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1361886

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Slaughterhouses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many skilled butchers have (a) been granted a temporary visa and (b) arrived in the UK under the extension to the seasonal workers scheme announced on 14 October 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	59812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>We are working to implement the decision taken on 14<sup>th</sup> October to make available temporary visas for pork butchers.</p><p>This requires changes to the Immigration Rules and operational processes across both the Home Office and Defra. Further details will be provided in due course.</p><p>Butchers can also be recruited under the Skilled Worker Route.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/10/2021 16:21:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1355915

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to clear the backlog of asylum applications, and if she will reinstate the six-month service standard for assessing asylum applications.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	50047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to ensuring asylum claims are considered without unnecessary delay.</p><p>We have already made significant progress in prioritising claims with acute vulnerability and those in receipt of the greatest level of support, including Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children. Additionally, we are prioritising older claims and those where an individual has already received a decision, but a reconsideration is required.</p><p>The Home Office are pursuing a programme of transformation and business improvement initiatives which will speed up decision making, reduce the time people spend in the system and reduce the numbers who are awaiting an interview or decision. This includes almost doubling decision makers number to c.1,000 by March 2022 and providing improved training and career progression opportunities to aid retention of staff. We are continuing to develop existing and new technology to help build on recent improvements such as digital interviewing and move away from a paper-based system.</p><p>We have three key areas of focus in the short to medium term to reduce the number of outstanding asylum cases by improving efficiency and productivity, reducing the number of outstanding claims and building high performing teams. We are streamlining and digitalising the case working process to enable more effective workflow, appointment booking and decision-making.</p><p>Asylum Operations are working to reintroduce a service standard and will be looking towards aligning potentially with changes being brought about by the New Plan for Immigration.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/09/2021 15:14:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1340233

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including key food workers on the shortage occupation list to help tackle labour shortages in the meat industry.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	22171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The Home Secretary wrote to the Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) on 23 October 2020 setting out the Governments response to their review of the Shortage Occupation List (SOL).</p><p>A copy of the full letter can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-the-mac-on-the-shortage-occupation-lists-report." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-the-mac-on-the-shortage-occupation-lists-report.</a></p><p>The UK labour market is changing as a result of the global pandemic, hence general queries about the availability of labour in the UK Labour Market and recruitment issues for businesses should be directed to the Department for Work and Pensions in the first instance.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/07/2021 15:37:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1336651

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
	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 effect of ending the visa concession allowing international students to undertake distance or blended learning on recruitment for 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	16133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government have introduced several concessions to support international students and their sponsors.</p><p>These concessions are kept under regular review and we are engaging with the education sector as to the ongoing impact of the global pandemic on their operations.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/06/2021 15:58:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1274924

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Hong Kong
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether new British National Overseas citizens on the new British National Overseas visa require a Superintendent Registrar Certificate to get married in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	134465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O) route opens for applications from 31 January 2021.</p><p>BN(O) citizens and their partners with permission on the Hong Kong BN(O) route may give notice of their intention to get married or form a civil partnership, but a referral to Home Office immigration for investigation may take place.</p><p>Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/marriages-civil-partnerships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/marriages-civil-partnerships</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/01/2021 14:37:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1251498

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the restrictions on marriage services may have on those individuals who required a spousal visa during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	114912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; this includes those who are currently in the UK as a fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner.</p><p>A person with six months’ leave as a fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner whose wedding or civil ceremony has been delayed due to coronavirus may request additional time to stay, also known as exceptional assurance, and extend their leave until their wedding or civil partnership takes place.</p><p>Otherwise, applicants can apply to extend their stay for a further six months to allow their ceremony to take place. The current family Immigration Rules allow a fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner to apply for an extension of leave if there is good reason for their wedding or civil partnership not taking place during the initial six-month period of leave to enter. Cancellation of a wedding due to COVID-19 will be considered a good reason under this policy. Further information is set out for customers on GOV.UK and is available here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents%23if-youre-applying-to-enter-the-uk-or-remain-on-the-basis-of-family-or-private-life&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C9733a5cea1774963d72508d887bc8068%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637408590957943639%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=%2F9oP%2FItnceDt9dctRXOzWoDBAXxxIIShf9D0WLaVYuY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents#if-youre-applying-to-enter-the-uk-or-remain-on-the-basis-of-family-or-private-life</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/11/2020 14:19:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1247567

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EU students who started their UK degree before 31 December 2020 but who have been unable to enter the UK as a result of covid-19-related travel restrictions and isolation requirements will be able to qualify for the EU Settlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	109417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>In line with the Citizens’ Rights Agreements, the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 remains the point by which EU citizens need to be resident in the UK to be eligible in their own right for the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>Where a person with pre-settled status under the scheme is absent from the UK for an important reason, such as serious illness, for a single period of up to 12 months, they can still maintain the continuity of UK residence required for settled status.</p><p>Further guidance for applicants to the scheme who have been affected by illness or travel restrictions due to Covid-19 will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 109418 question first answered 06/11/2020 17:43:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1247568

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EU students with pre-settled status who are isolating themselves in other EU countries as a result of covid-19 and who are continuing their UK education will be exempted from the continuous residence requirement of no more than six months outside of the UK every 12 months when applying for settled status in the future.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	109418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>In line with the Citizens’ Rights Agreements, the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 remains the point by which EU citizens need to be resident in the UK to be eligible in their own right for the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>Where a person with pre-settled status under the scheme is absent from the UK for an important reason, such as serious illness, for a single period of up to 12 months, they can still maintain the continuity of UK residence required for settled status.</p><p>Further guidance for applicants to the scheme who have been affected by illness or travel restrictions due to Covid-19 will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 109417 question first answered 06/11/2020 17:43:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner