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451109

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2016
	date	08/02/2016
	date tabled	08/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5975
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	16/02/2016 15:44:11
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether, were the UK to leave the EU, they would be obliged to consider the case of an applicant for asylum who was known to have arrived directly from a safe country; and if so, as a result of which treaty or instrument.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL5975
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5975
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><strong> </strong>EU negotiations are ongoing and the UK is engaging with European partners to reach a positive outcome.</p><p>The Government firmly supports the well-established principle that those seeking international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach, a principle reflected within the Dublin Regulation.</p><p>We are cooperating fully with the EU Commission’s review of the Dublin Regulation and will continue to make the case that its long – established principles should continue to be the basis for any future regulation.</p>
	creator	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

451121

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2016
	date	08/02/2016
	date tabled	08/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5987
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/02/2016 12:53:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the start-up and annual costs of administering the new health and dental charges for New Zealand citizens coming into force on 6 April.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL5987
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5987
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>An Impact Assessment was published on 4 February 2016, alongside the draft Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2016. The draft Order will, subject to Parliamentary approval, remove the surcharge exemption for nationals of Australia and New Zealand and reduce the Youth Mobility Scheme charge from £200 to £150.</p><p>The Impact Assessment, which can be viewed at the link below, sets out the reason for these changes and estimates associated costs and benefits: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111143278/impacts</p><p>These documents are available in the following locations of the House: The Vote Office (Commons) Printed Paper Office (Lords)</p>
	creator	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

451344

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/02/2016
	date	08/02/2016
	date tabled	08/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Kurds
	house id	1
	identifier	26302
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	18/02/2016 16:45:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from the Kurdish Region in Iraq (a) applied for and (b) were refused entry clearance to the UK in the last six months for which figures are available.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 26302
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26302
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>For the purposes of this answer, ‘people from the Kurdish region of Iraq’ has been interpreted to mean people making visa applications at the Visa Application Centre in Erbil, UKVI’s application point in the Kurdish region. It is possible for people not ordinarily resident in the region to apply in Erbil, and for people from the region to apply at other locations, but worldwide data specific only to people from the Kurdish region could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The most recent figures available are from April 2015 to September 2015 and show A) the number of Entry Clearance applications made via the Visa Application Centre in Erbil, Iraq, to be 1790 and B) the number of refusals 1165. * The figures quoted are not provided under National statistics protocols but have been derived from local management information. They are therefore provisional and subject to change.</p>
	creator	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

451349

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/02/2016
	date	08/02/2016
	date tabled	08/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	EU Immigration: Women and Children
	house id	1
	identifier	26308
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	18/02/2016 16:41:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Unicef press release of 2 February 2016, More children and women seek safety in Europe, what steps she is taking to support vulnerable women and children entering the UK.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 26308
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26308
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We carefully consider all asylum claims and provide protection for those who need it, in accordance with our international obligations. We are committed to treating all those who seek asylum with dignity and respect, including women and girls whose fear is based on gender related persecution, such as sexual violence in conflict situations. We provide accommodation and other support that ensure asylum seekers are not destitute while their claim is considered. The Home Office liaises closely with corporate partners on gender related issues, including active involvement in the wider Home Office strategy to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG). We have developed an asylum gender action plan and have made good progress in improving the asylum process for women. We work closely with local authorities, children’s services and other agencies to ensure that asylum seeking children receive appropriate support and care. Local authorities, who lead on child protection, have a statutory duty under the Children Act to ensure that they safeguard and promote the welfare of all children, regardless of their immigration status or nationality. Under these arrangements, looked after children are provided with access to all their needs in relation to education, accommodation, psychological or health.</p>
	creator	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

451483

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2016
	date	09/02/2016
	date tabled	09/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	France: Immigration Controls
	house id	1
	identifier	26572
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	22/02/2016 15:11:29
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the status is of the 2003 Le Touquet Treaty in international law.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 26572
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26572
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Juxtaposed Controls were introduced for short sea crossings by the “Treaty Between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic Concerning the Implementation of Frontier Controls at the Sea ports of Both Countries on the Channel and North Sea”, signed at Le Touquet on 4 February 2003.</p><p>This bilateral agreement between the UK and France provides for immigration controls to be conducted by the country of arrival in designated control zones in the country of departure at both French and UK sea ports on the Channel and North Sea, including Calais and Dunkirk in France, and Dover in the UK.</p><p>The Le Touquet Treaty is an agreement concluded between the UK and France under international law.</p>
	creator	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

451491

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2016
	date	09/02/2016
	date tabled	09/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Interviews
	house id	1
	identifier	26498
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	22/02/2016 15:18:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a security assessment has been made of the potential use of non-HM Passport Office (HMPO) sites for interviews when HMPO plans to replace face-to-face interviews with video-link interviews.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 26498
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26498
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>When commissioning new video interview sites, a security risk assessment is undertaken and the service has to be suitably accredited. Video interviewing, using this approach, has been used successfully for customers in other locations since 2007.</p>
	creator	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

451492

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2016
	date	09/02/2016
	date tabled	09/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Dundee
	house id	1
	identifier	26499
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	22/02/2016 16:01:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether staff working at the HM Passport Office site in Dundee will be (a) offered alternative employment or (b) made redundant.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 26499
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26499
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office is committed to avoiding the need for redundancies, and if at all possible, will seek to find suitable alternative employment for the staff either within the Home Office or the wider Civil Service.</p><p>If no suitable alternative employment can be found for the staff, then they will be offered voluntary redundancy terms in line with the current Civil Service Compensation Scheme.</p><p>An offer of a voluntary early exit has already been made should staff not wish to continue their careers within the Civil Service.</p>
	creator	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

451493

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2016
	date	09/02/2016
	date tabled	09/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Dundee
	house id	1
	identifier	26500
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	22/02/2016 16:02:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the property lease contract on the HM Passport Office site in Dundee ends; and if she will extend the proposed timeframe for closure of this site.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 26500
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26500
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office holds a serviced office arrangement with Scottish Enterprise at Enterprise House, Dundee which allows access to facilities and interview rooms for three days each week.</p><p>Interviews will cease in Dundee on 18 March 2016. HM Passport Office is currently in discussion with Scottish Enterprise to end the arrangement a short time after the interviews cease. There are no plans to extend the proposed timeframe.</p>
	creator	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

451494

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2016
	date	09/02/2016
	date tabled	09/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Closures
	house id	1
	identifier	26501
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	22/02/2016 15:15:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether lease contracts on buildings currently housing HM Passport Office interview offices that are facing closure would allow for the proposed timeframe of office closures to be extended.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 26501
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26501
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Sites which host flexible interview teams are operated by Her Majesty’s Passport Office as managed office space. Rental agreements vary, but most require one month notice.</p><p>In Blackburn, Bristol, Crawley, Leicester and Sheffield HM Passport Office holds a licence to occupy the premises until September 2018, with an opportunity to break the licence in September 2016.</p><p>A date to cease interviewing in March 2016 has been set to enable staff to work with the Home Office career transition service and focus on finding alternative employment prior to the offices being decommissioned.</p>
	creator	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

451513

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/02/2016
	date	09/02/2016
	date tabled	09/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
	house id	1
	identifier	26685
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	18/02/2016 16:44:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2015 to Question 19716, what proportion of oral appeals were not represented in each month of the last three years.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 26685
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26685
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Further to my earlier response of 11 December 2015, the proportion of oral appeals where the Secretary of State for the Home Department was not represented for each month of the last three years is set out in the attached data table. As set out in my previous answer the proportion of oral appeals not represented increased between January – September 2015 in comparison to the previous 2 years. This was the result of the availability of presenting resource in the Home Office to match court listing schedules which varied from forecasts used for planning purposes to a significant extent. Resources were put in place to address this and representation rates increased in the final three months of the calendar year.</p>
	creator	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq