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1061027

	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

1140977

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the efficiency of the UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services online appointment booking system; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Dame Louise Ellman
	uin	280157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>Sopra Steria Ltd (SSL) monitors the performance of the UKVCAS website and regularly reviews feedback from customers to ensure the website meets their needs and expectations.</p><p>So far, since service inception in November, the following improvements have been made to the online booking system:</p><p><br>- more detailed information in the FAQs section to help customers resolve problems <br>- improved visibility of appointments by expanding the number of locations that customers can view from four to eight. <br>- extended period for customers booking appointments from four to six weeks for core service points and from two to four weeks for enhanced service points.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 280162 question first answered 31/07/2019 15:27:16 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

1141020

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Applications
	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 improve the UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services online appointment bookings system; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Dame Louise Ellman
	uin	280162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>Sopra Steria Ltd (SSL) monitors the performance of the UKVCAS website and regularly reviews feedback from customers to ensure the website meets their needs and expectations.</p><p>So far, since service inception in November, the following improvements have been made to the online booking system:</p><p><br>- more detailed information in the FAQs section to help customers resolve problems <br>- improved visibility of appointments by expanding the number of locations that customers can view from four to eight. <br>- extended period for customers booking appointments from four to six weeks for core service points and from two to four weeks for enhanced service points.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 280157 question first answered 31/07/2019 15:27:16 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

1141649

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: 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 assessment he has made of the (a) quality and (b) value for money of services provided by Sopra Steria for HM Passports Office; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	281609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The contract with Sopra Steria for the provision of BPO services contains clauses and performance measures (KPIs) designed to ensure the timeliness and quality of service provision. HMPO has a rigorous contract compliance regime in place supported by a dedicated Supplier Management Team with responsibility for ensuring the provider delivers to the required performance standards set out in the contract.</p><p>The contract also requires Sopra Steria to maintain an “Open Book” policy. This provides HMPO with transparency of costs and allows HMPO to closely monitor costs and to ensure value for money.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/09/2019 16:12:43 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1141650

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse of producing an in-house bid for HM Passport Office work.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	281610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department considered a range of options before launching the ongoing procurement for Scanning Validation and Storage services, which included assessing bringing these services in house.</p><p>It was determined that the specialist technology required to efficiently and accurately validate and scan documents submitted to Her Majesty’s Passport Office was more cost effectively accessed via an outsourced contract than by the Department procuring and supporting this technology directly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/09/2019 16:10:53 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1141651

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the options analysis for HM Passports Office produced by his Department assessed the merits of returning outsourced work to in-house.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	281611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department considered a range of options before launching the ongoing procurement for Scanning Validation and Storage services, which included assessing bringing these services in house.</p><p>It was determined that the specialist technology required to efficiently and accurately validate and scan documents submitted to Her Majesty’s Passport Office was more cost effectively accessed via an outsourced contract than by the Department procuring and supporting this technology directly.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/09/2019 16:22:39 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1141705

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres: Staff
	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 provide mental health support to immigration removal centre staff.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	281599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to ensuring that our immigration removal cen-tre (IRC) suppliers provide a high level of service to detainees while also providing value for money to the taxpayer. With regards to our suppliers’ staff, we require all our suppliers to put systems in place to fulfil a duty of care to their employees to ensure the wellbeing and resilience of their staff throughout their tenure in the IRC.</p><p>In line with other contractual agreements, IRC suppliers are required to meet set service standards, including ensuring minimum staffing levels are met.</p><p>The new contract to manage the IRCs at Gatwick will set high expectations for the quality of management and staffing in key elements of the estate.</p><p>Information on numbers of IRC staff is not centrally recorded in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 281600 281601 281602 281603 question first answered 06/09/2019 14:42:41 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1141763

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres: Staff
	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 provide support to individuals employed in immigration removal centres who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	281600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to ensuring that our immigration removal cen-tre (IRC) suppliers provide a high level of service to detainees while also providing value for money to the taxpayer. With regards to our suppliers’ staff, we require all our suppliers to put systems in place to fulfil a duty of care to their employees to ensure the wellbeing and resilience of their staff throughout their tenure in the IRC.</p><p>In line with other contractual agreements, IRC suppliers are required to meet set service standards, including ensuring minimum staffing levels are met.</p><p>The new contract to manage the IRCs at Gatwick will set high expectations for the quality of management and staffing in key elements of the estate.</p><p>Information on numbers of IRC staff is not centrally recorded in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 281599 281601 281602 281603 question first answered 06/09/2019 14:42:42 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint