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1156501

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Vagrancy Act 1824
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If she will repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
	tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
	uin	900179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that no-one should be criminalised simply for sleeping rough.</p><p>In the Cross-Government Rough Sleeping Strategy published last year we committed to review the Vagrancy Act.</p><p>The review is consulting with stakeholders on all options including retention, repeal, replacement or amendment.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 28/10/2019 16:53:33 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch

1167507

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason she has submitted an answer to Named Day Question 697, tabled on 15 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	7793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The answer described that the timetable for taking delivery of the final report forms part of ongoing discussions between the Department and the office of Wendy Williams.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 04/11/2019 17:26:53 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1147437

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Omar Barghouti
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason there was a delay in Omar Barghouti being informed of the approval of his visa to travel to the UK from the Occupied Palestinian Territories in September 2019 after that visa was approved.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	292826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on individual cases.</p><p>Our service standard is to decide straightforward applications within 15 working days, although more complex cases take longer.</p><p>We routinely contact customers once it becomes apparent that we may not be able to resolve their application within the service standard.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 07/10/2019 15:49:25 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

1150896

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Naturalisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons her Department has not reached a decision on the application for naturalisation of constituent Ali Bam (B1308051) within the published six-month service standard.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	2690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>I have written to the Hon. Member on this individual case.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 29/10/2019 17:32:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Frank Field

1156417

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons non-dependent family members of people with Tier 1 (exceptional talent) visas can only apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years, given that the main applicant can apply on an accelerated route after three years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	5431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>A number of economic routes offer accelerated settlement for main applicants, including Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent), Tier 1 Investor and the Innovator route. However in all cases the qualifying period for non-EEA family members remains five years, regardless of the time it takes for the main applicant to settle.</p><p>The current policy is intended to ensure that our provisions are in line with the qualifying period for non-EEA family members of a British Citizen.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 01/11/2019 16:14:24 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1141778

	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	Visas: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons visa applicants are unable to access a local rate 0330 number to contact UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services until they have succeeded in making such an application; what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have had to use the premium rate telephone number; and how much revenue was received in revenue from that premium rate number in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	281734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office holds limited information relating to the number of customers who have used the premium line number to contact the UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services. In total, 13937 calls have been made to 0900 premium line number from the start of the UKVCAS contract in November 2018. This represents 5% of UKVCAS customers who made an application during this time period. The Home Office does not hold details of the revenue generated through calls made to the premium rate number.</p><p>The premium line referenced is an optional added value service, which offers general support to customers, before, during and after their appointment and assists them in finding information and choosing which Service Point to attend. The service utilises a premium rate (09) telephone number, registered with Ofcom and offers full cost transparency. Customers who do not wish to avail themselves of this chargeable service, may also contact SSL via their website, where they can choose from two options “make an enquiry” or “make a complaint”. Once an appointment has been booked a ‘0330’ number is provided to customers to support with appointment-related queries. The ‘0330’ number is not for general queries relating to the service.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/09/2019 16:18:24 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1150379

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force officers are on standby to be placed at the Irish border on 31 October 2019 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	1707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p><strong><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution</em></strong>.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 05/11/2019 16:57:44 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1146051

	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	British National (Overseas)
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British National (Overseas) passports issued to people from Hong Kong remain valid.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	290665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 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 08/10/2019 16:05:29 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1151073

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British National (Overseas): Hong Kong
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British National Overseas passports are held by citizens of Hong Kong.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	2686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>As at 18 October 2019 the number of valid British National (Overseas) Passports in circulation was 255,377. The data provided is for all British National (Overseas) passports as this information cannot be broken down by where a passport holder is currently residing.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 05/11/2019 16:47:07 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1141983

	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	Offenders: Deportation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU foreign national offenders have been deported as opposed to returned from the UK following a criminal conviction in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	282394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on the number of EU Foreign National Offenders removed from the UK. This information can be found by accessing the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables" target="_blank"> </a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>Providing a breakdown of those that have been deported, as opposed to returned, can only be done at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/09/2019 16:33:04 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill