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	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK-France Migration Committee
	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 Answer of 12th February to Question 218262 on UK-France Migration Committee, for what reason the dates and locations of those meetings were not provided in the answer.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	221662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>As previously advised in the response to Question 218262, the UK-France Migration Committee meets on a bi-monthly basis and is hosted alternately by the UK Home Office and French Interior Ministry. It is not Home Office policy to release detailed information on meetings that ministers and/or officials attend</p><p><br>As regards payments to the French Government, no additional payments have been made beyond those detailed in the response to Question 217548, dated 12th February 2019.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 221671 question first answered 09/09/2019 15:39:15 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

1061053

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking and Immigration: France
	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 Answer of 12 February 2019 to Question 217548 on Human Trafficking and Immigration: France, whether any other payments in cash or kind have been made to France in connection with (a) border security, (b) infrastructure and (c) countering organised crime and people trafficking in addition to those set out in that answer.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	221671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>As previously advised in the response to Question 218262, the UK-France Migration Committee meets on a bi-monthly basis and is hosted alternately by the UK Home Office and French Interior Ministry. It is not Home Office policy to release detailed information on meetings that ministers and/or officials attend</p><p><br>As regards payments to the French Government, no additional payments have been made beyond those detailed in the response to Question 217548, dated 12th February 2019.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 221662 question first answered 09/09/2019 15:39:15 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

1132964

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which UK visa application centres in Africa were closed between 2017 and 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	266255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>UK Visas &amp; Immigration closed no Visa Application Centres in Africa between 2017 and 2019. However, in the same period we opened additional centres in Kenya (Mombasa), Morocco (Casablanca) and Algeria (Oran). We have also introduced an annual Visa Application Centre in the Seychelles for our customers applying for student visas.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 09/09/2019 15:41:37 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1142049

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the level of visa fees for Commonwealth UK Armed Forces personnel applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain; and if she will (a) review and (b) undertake a public consultation on the current policy.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	282437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office has listened closely to representations made by a variety of campaigns and MPs on immigration issues affecting Commonwealth members of HM Forces and their families.We have received recent representations from the Royal British Legion “stop the service charge” and are aware of a public e-petition to waive settlement fees for Commonwealth nationals who served in HM Forces.</p><p>While there are no current plans to offer an exemption from paying a settlement fee to former military personnel, this specific area of policy is regularly reviewed. There are no plans to launch a public consultation on the question of waiving settlement fees.</p><p>The Home Office remains committed to upholding our obligations under the Armed Forces Covenant. The Home Office, along with all Government Departments, recognises the outstanding service of all members of the Armed Forces, including the many service personnel who are foreign and Commonwealth nationals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 09/09/2019 16:15:41 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

1142268

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Sopra Steria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what penalties the Government could apply to Sopra Steria if it does not comply with its key performance indicators on the biometrics contract it has with UKVI.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	282536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on the 13th June 2019, UIN 262238</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 09/09/2019 15:54:41 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1143883

	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	Post Office: Biometric Residence Permits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department plans to pay Post Office Ltd to provide Biometric Residence Permit collections from 31 July 2019 to 31 July 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	285344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Information relating to the Post Office Biometic contract will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 09/09/2019 15:47:58 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1144469

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Iraq
	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 improve the visa application system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	286229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 09/09/2019 16:23:34 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1144809

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure reporting frequencies are not excessively (a) burdensome and (b) expensive for people who live in places where the journey to a reporting centre is significant.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	286815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 09/09/2019 16:54:51 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1145452

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received the final report of the Windrush lessons learned review.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	290346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has not yet received the final report from Wendy Williams. On receipt, it will be published as soon as practicable.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 07/10/2019 11:28:58 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1145798

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	VFS Global: Contracts
	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 Answer of 2 July 2019 to Question 268421, if she will publish details of the Service Levels relating to the Next Generation Visa (NGOV) Services contract delivered by VFS Global.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
	uin	290786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>In line with the Government’s commitment to transparency, the Home Office has published the VFS Global Next Generation Visa (NGOV) contract schedules on Contracts Finder (part of gov.uk).</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c8f6f38-6f15-46ec-9954-c8571b0f1c05?p=@FQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08=U" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c8f6f38-6f15-46ec-9954-c8571b0f1c05?p=@FQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08=U</a></p><p>The Service Levels can be found in Schedule 7 of the contract. These Service Levels set out the criteria Home Office uses to assess the performance of VFS Global in handling visa and settlement applications</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 04/10/2019 14:46:38 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt