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1546848

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
	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 28 November 2022 to Question 90860 on Visas: Overseas Students, whether her Department holds data it will not publish on the number of recipients of international student visas that are accompanied by five or six dependents for the 2022-23 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	99944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>As part of the visa application process the Home Office records the details of the sponsored migrant a dependant is travelling with or joining.</p><p>The Home Office does not routinely publish data on the number of recipients of international student visas who are accompanied by dependants.</p><p>Information on our immigration routes is available as part of our transparency data and can be found at: Visas and Citizenship data: Q2 2022.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/12/2022 16:40:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1546953

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Agency 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 and what proportion of staff currently working as asylum decision makers are agency staff; and what was the total cost to her Department of employing agency staff as asylum decision makers in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	99874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office currently employs c.1276 Decision Makers.</p><p>Of staff currently working as asylum Decision Makers.</p><p>We do not have any agency staff working as asylum decision makers therefore there is no cost attributed for employing such staff.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 99873 question first answered 08/12/2022 17:13:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1546950

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of staff currently working as asylum decision makers are (a) permanently employed by her department as asylum decision makers, (b) on secondment from other roles within the Home Office, (c) on secondment from other government departments and (d) on secondment from private sector employers.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	99873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office currently employs c.1276 Decision Makers.</p><p>Of staff currently working as asylum Decision Makers.</p><p>We do not have any agency staff working as asylum decision makers therefore there is no cost attributed for employing such staff.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 99874 question first answered 08/12/2022 17:13:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1546937

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Families
	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 a report from the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration on her Department's management of family reunion applications between 1 January 2022 to 30 September 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	99872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>A final inspection report on her department’s management of family reunion applications between 1 January 2022 to 30 September 2022 has not been issued formally by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) to the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/12/2022 17:46:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1547076

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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, how many people granted seasonal work visas in the poultry production sector who have (a) arrived in and (b) departed from the UK since 18 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	99871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on visas in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fimmigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C97d0c19582ac4d1dea3c08dad39012f1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638054912980462310%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QpX3IxI9JiNdpdWdjECKmBluV3AWXZhYDBKx3gTvkSs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the number of ‘Seasonal Worker’ visas granted are published in table Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1118051%2Fentry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-sep-2022.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C97d0c19582ac4d1dea3c08dad39012f1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638054912980462310%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xxP5UoCTkfZBeNhGkQ9lOCxzO5dPwThW2%2FhtHHURp0c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Entry clearance visas applications and outcomes</a> dataset. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending September 2022. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fsearch%2Fresearch-and-statistics%3Fkeywords%3Dimmigration%26content_store_document_type%3Dupcoming_statistics%26organisations%255B%255D%3Dhome-office%26order%3Drelevance&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C97d0c19582ac4d1dea3c08dad39012f1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638054912980462310%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2HETcByVXgu4oq3qBxifze55jG4vh23F7AxmQrH13xM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/12/2022 17:44:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1547075

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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, how many seasonal work visas have been issued to applicants sponsored under occupation codes (a) 5431; (b) 5433; (c) 8111; (d) 9111; (e) 9119 and (f) 9134 since 18 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	99870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish data on individual SOC codes.</p><p>Data is published on visas in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fimmigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C97d0c19582ac4d1dea3c08dad39012f1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638054912980462310%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QpX3IxI9JiNdpdWdjECKmBluV3AWXZhYDBKx3gTvkSs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the number of ‘Seasonal Worker’ visas granted are published in table Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1118051%2Fentry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-sep-2022.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C97d0c19582ac4d1dea3c08dad39012f1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638054912980462310%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xxP5UoCTkfZBeNhGkQ9lOCxzO5dPwThW2%2FhtHHURp0c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Entry clearance visas applications and outcomes</a> dataset. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending September 2022. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fsearch%2Fresearch-and-statistics%3Fkeywords%3Dimmigration%26content_store_document_type%3Dupcoming_statistics%26organisations%255B%255D%3Dhome-office%26order%3Drelevance&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C97d0c19582ac4d1dea3c08dad39012f1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638054912980462310%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2HETcByVXgu4oq3qBxifze55jG4vh23F7AxmQrH13xM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/12/2022 17:17:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1547074

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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, how many individuals have been sponsored by (a) ProForce Ltd and (b) RE Recruitment Ltd for seasonal work visas in the poultry production sector since 18 October 2022; and how many such individuals have been issued with a visa.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	99869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish data on individual sponsor licence holders.</p><p>Data is published on visas in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fimmigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C97d0c19582ac4d1dea3c08dad39012f1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638054912980462310%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QpX3IxI9JiNdpdWdjECKmBluV3AWXZhYDBKx3gTvkSs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the number of ‘Seasonal Worker’ visas granted are published in table Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1118051%2Fentry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-sep-2022.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C97d0c19582ac4d1dea3c08dad39012f1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638054912980462310%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xxP5UoCTkfZBeNhGkQ9lOCxzO5dPwThW2%2FhtHHURp0c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Entry clearance visas applications and outcomes</a> dataset. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending September 2022. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fsearch%2Fresearch-and-statistics%3Fkeywords%3Dimmigration%26content_store_document_type%3Dupcoming_statistics%26organisations%255B%255D%3Dhome-office%26order%3Drelevance&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C97d0c19582ac4d1dea3c08dad39012f1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638054912980462310%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2HETcByVXgu4oq3qBxifze55jG4vh23F7AxmQrH13xM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/12/2022 17:41:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1546978

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of family groups who applied for the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme who were prevented from coming to the UK due to one or more family members having a delay in their visa application as of 30 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	99868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>Applications under Ukraine Schemes can be delayed for a number of reasons, including to ensure a family unit is not separated and to safeguard individuals.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not publish data on the reasons a decision has not been made but details of the number of applications outstanding can be found here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fukraine-family-scheme-application-data%2Fukraine-family-scheme-and-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-homes-for-ukraine-visa-data--2&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJoseph.Walker9%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc422a22b64d24f2549be08dad399c1b2%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638054954568624049%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jzvaMlTjkZvb3pVceZyQJ94fTop2pNz5fgNZXv5PJOI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Ukraine Family Scheme, Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) and Ukraine Extension Scheme visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/12/2022 17:46:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1547039

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long her Department intends to use the two hotels in the South Staffordshire District Council area to temporarily house asylum seekers.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	99828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>Successive years of record numbers crossing the Channel has placed our immigration system under substantial pressure. The use of contingency accommodation is a temporary solution to ensure that we meet our statutory obligation to house destitute asylum seekers.</p><p> </p><p>The length of stay in the contingency hotel accommodation is determined by a number of factors such as overall demand and availability of suitable dispersal accommodation. The government is committed to reducing the flow of people through deepening cooperation with France, implementing the Nationality and Borders Act, and signing returns agreements. The average length of stay in our contingency hotels is 6 to 12 months due to the current accommodation and capacity challenges. The Full Dispersal model, announced on 13 April 2022, aims to reduce, and ultimately, end the use of hotels by allowing the Home Office to procure dispersal properties within the private rental sector in all Local Authority areas across England, Scotland and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 99826 question first answered 08/12/2022 17:56:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1546885

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the average length of time which individual hotels are used to temporarily house asylum seekers; and whether her department sets target dates to vacate these hotels.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	99826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>Successive years of record numbers crossing the Channel has placed our immigration system under substantial pressure. The use of contingency accommodation is a temporary solution to ensure that we meet our statutory obligation to house destitute asylum seekers.</p><p> </p><p>The length of stay in the contingency hotel accommodation is determined by a number of factors such as overall demand and availability of suitable dispersal accommodation. The government is committed to reducing the flow of people through deepening cooperation with France, implementing the Nationality and Borders Act, and signing returns agreements. The average length of stay in our contingency hotels is 6 to 12 months due to the current accommodation and capacity challenges. The Full Dispersal model, announced on 13 April 2022, aims to reduce, and ultimately, end the use of hotels by allowing the Home Office to procure dispersal properties within the private rental sector in all Local Authority areas across England, Scotland and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 99828 question first answered 08/12/2022 17:56:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson