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1663874

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to negotiate bilateral youth mobility schemes with (a) the EU, (b) France, (c) Greece, (d) Italy and (e) Spain.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	201727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK remain open to negotiating new Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) arrangements with other countries and territories including EU Member States. However, as each YMS is subject to a bilateral, reciprocal arrangement which also provides benefit to UK nationals, with the details agreed between the relevant parties, we are unable to disclose the status of negotiations as they occur.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/10/2023 13:45:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1672922

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to reinstate the offshore wind workers concession.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	3676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The government is fully supportive of businesses involved in delivering the UK’s net zero ambitions. The wind farm sector has many roles which meet the requirements of the UK’s main economic migration route, the Skilled Worker route.</p><p>The offshore wind farm worker immigration rules concession ended on 30 April. There are no plans to reinstate the concession given the industry has a visa route available to them to use if they are unable fill vacancies from the domestic workforce.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/11/2023 11:02:38 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1672233

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sudan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will take steps to support Sudanese nationals who were given six-month Leave Outside The Rules and whose visas are expiring to extend their leave to remain.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	3158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>Where a person who has been given leave outside the rules but is unable to return home they should apply for an extension of leave. Further information about applying for an extension can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-extend-stay-in-the-uk-flrhro." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-extend-stay-in-the-uk-flrhro.</a></p><p>Each case will be assessed on its merits. If they are unable to afford the fee then a fee waiver application can be made. Details about fee waivers can be found at: <a href="https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/fee-waiver." target="_blank">https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/fee-waiver.</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/11/2023 11:11:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1673258

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: South Asia
	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 help stop private agents selling free visa appointments in (a) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Nepal and (d) Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	3996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>We are continuing to monitor abuse and will continue to consider other interventions. We are also working collaboratively with FCDO on the issue.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/12/2023 17:04:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1673496

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	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 16 November to Question 1561 on Visas: Applications, what is the (a) target time and (b) average time taken to process a skilled worker visa.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	4149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office makes every attempt to meet the service level agreement standard, but in certain cases additional checks are required which can mean visa requests take longer to process.</p><p>Data on performance against service standards is published through migration transparency data and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p><p>The Home Office also publishes information on visa processing times for applications inside and outside the UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/visa-processing-times" target="_blank">Visa processing times - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/12/2023 16:57:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1667602

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	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 assessment of the potential merits of raising the skilled worker visa salary threshold for barristers and judges to £38,000 per annum.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
	uin	546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>Full information on the ‘going rates’ for eligible occupation is published on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 question first answered 15/11/2023 17:42:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1667603

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	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 assessment of the potential merits of raising the skilled worker visa salary threshold for solicitors to £38,000 per annum.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
	uin	547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>Full information on the ‘going rates’ for eligible occupation is published on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 546 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 question first answered 15/11/2023 17:42:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1667604

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	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 assessment of the potential merits of raising the skilled worker visa salary threshold for chartered and certified accountants to £38,000 per annum.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
	uin	548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>Full information on the ‘going rates’ for eligible occupation is published on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 546 547 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 question first answered 15/11/2023 17:42:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1667605

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	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 assessment of the potential merits of raising the skilled worker visa salary threshold for business and related research professionals to £38,000 per annum.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
	uin	549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>Full information on the ‘going rates’ for eligible occupation is published on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 546 547 548 550 551 552 553 554 555 question first answered 15/11/2023 17:42:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1667606

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	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 assessment of the potential merits of raising the skilled worker visa salary threshold for architects to £38,000 per annum.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
	uin	550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>Full information on the ‘going rates’ for eligible occupation is published on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 546 547 548 549 551 552 553 554 555 question first answered 15/11/2023 17:42:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis