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967791

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether provisions have been included in the draft asylum accommodation renewal contract for the future (a) amendment and (b) termination of the contract; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of enacting such provisions.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	170434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The draft asylum accommodation contract includes provision for amendment through a formal change control process that is subject to agreement and formal signing of variation by both parties.</p><p>The draft contract also includes provision for termination on grounds of cause or convenience at the authorities absolute discretion. Costs associated with enacting any of these provisions will vary on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/09/2018 16:24:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

968325

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	EU Nationals: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people who have settled status will continue to be able to access the NHS after the UK leaves the EU on the same basis as EU citizens can today.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	170901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK has decided, as a matter of domestic policy, that the main requirement for eligibility under the EU Settlement Scheme will be continuous residence in the UK.</p><p>We will accept a wide range of documentation as proof of residence. Where possible, the application process will help the applicant to establish their continuous residence and whether it amounts to five years, on an automated basis using data held by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) and in due course also the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The latter may include data on receipt of state retirement pension.</p><p>Being in receipt of a state retirement pension may help the applicant to prove their residency, but receipt of public funds in any form will not affect the applicant’s eligibility for the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>The requirement for five years’ continuous residence can be satisfied by any such period of time during an applicant’s life in the UK rather than the most recent five years, provided it began before 31 December 2020. However, the applicant must not have been absent from the UK for more than five continuous years since that period ended.</p><p>EU citizens and their family members who obtain settled status will be granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK. This status will provide the holder with the same access to benefits, education and healthcare as those who acquire permanent residence under EU law.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 170898 170899 170900 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:30:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

968322

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: State Retirement Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is his policy for an application for settled status to be affected by the applicant being in receipt of a state retirement pension.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	170898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK has decided, as a matter of domestic policy, that the main requirement for eligibility under the EU Settlement Scheme will be continuous residence in the UK.</p><p>We will accept a wide range of documentation as proof of residence. Where possible, the application process will help the applicant to establish their continuous residence and whether it amounts to five years, on an automated basis using data held by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) and in due course also the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The latter may include data on receipt of state retirement pension.</p><p>Being in receipt of a state retirement pension may help the applicant to prove their residency, but receipt of public funds in any form will not affect the applicant’s eligibility for the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>The requirement for five years’ continuous residence can be satisfied by any such period of time during an applicant’s life in the UK rather than the most recent five years, provided it began before 31 December 2020. However, the applicant must not have been absent from the UK for more than five continuous years since that period ended.</p><p>EU citizens and their family members who obtain settled status will be granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK. This status will provide the holder with the same access to benefits, education and healthcare as those who acquire permanent residence under EU law.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 170899 170900 170901 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:30:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

968324

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is his Department's policy that the five-year continuous residency requirement for settled status can be satisfied by reference to any such period of time during an applicant’s life in the UK rather than the most recent five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	170900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK has decided, as a matter of domestic policy, that the main requirement for eligibility under the EU Settlement Scheme will be continuous residence in the UK.</p><p>We will accept a wide range of documentation as proof of residence. Where possible, the application process will help the applicant to establish their continuous residence and whether it amounts to five years, on an automated basis using data held by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) and in due course also the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The latter may include data on receipt of state retirement pension.</p><p>Being in receipt of a state retirement pension may help the applicant to prove their residency, but receipt of public funds in any form will not affect the applicant’s eligibility for the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>The requirement for five years’ continuous residence can be satisfied by any such period of time during an applicant’s life in the UK rather than the most recent five years, provided it began before 31 December 2020. However, the applicant must not have been absent from the UK for more than five continuous years since that period ended.</p><p>EU citizens and their family members who obtain settled status will be granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK. This status will provide the holder with the same access to benefits, education and healthcare as those who acquire permanent residence under EU law.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 170898 170899 170901 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:30:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

968323

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Departments plans for the rules on the five-year continuous residency test for settled status applications to be the same as the rules for permanent residency applications.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	170899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK has decided, as a matter of domestic policy, that the main requirement for eligibility under the EU Settlement Scheme will be continuous residence in the UK.</p><p>We will accept a wide range of documentation as proof of residence. Where possible, the application process will help the applicant to establish their continuous residence and whether it amounts to five years, on an automated basis using data held by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) and in due course also the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The latter may include data on receipt of state retirement pension.</p><p>Being in receipt of a state retirement pension may help the applicant to prove their residency, but receipt of public funds in any form will not affect the applicant’s eligibility for the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>The requirement for five years’ continuous residence can be satisfied by any such period of time during an applicant’s life in the UK rather than the most recent five years, provided it began before 31 December 2020. However, the applicant must not have been absent from the UK for more than five continuous years since that period ended.</p><p>EU citizens and their family members who obtain settled status will be granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK. This status will provide the holder with the same access to benefits, education and healthcare as those who acquire permanent residence under EU law.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 170898 170900 170901 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:30:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

967784

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any government contracts for the provision of housing to asylum seekers include options for the payment of a bonus to the provider if certain criteria are met.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	170432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Visa and Immigration Service (UKVI) discharges their statutory duty to provide destitute asylum seeker accommodation and transport via a suite of COMPASS contracts with three providers. The contract payment mechanism is based on per person per night cost and does not include any bonus payment facility.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 170433 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:25:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

967785

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any bonus payments have been paid by the Government to any companies currently providing asylum seeker accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	170433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Visa and Immigration Service (UKVI) discharges their statutory duty to provide destitute asylum seeker accommodation and transport via a suite of COMPASS contracts with three providers. The contract payment mechanism is based on per person per night cost and does not include any bonus payment facility.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 170432 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:25:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

967755

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Princess Eugenie: Weddings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Thames Valley Police made an application for special grant funding for the costs of policing the wedding between Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	170370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>No formal application has been received from the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner in respect of this event. However an unusual number of major events have taken place in the police force area this year and we are working with the force to understand the implications. Typically, applications for Special Grant funding are made after an event has taken place, when a full assessment of the costs can be made.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/09/2018 16:11:54 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

967855

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State for Immigration plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Glasgow East of 2 August 2018, reference DL1598.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	170431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to your letter of 2 August 2018. The Home Office is required to respond to correspondence within 20 working days. A response to your letter is in hand and a substantive reply will be sent within the week.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/09/2018 16:33:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

968300

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training he Department has provided to Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority frontline inspection officials on the (a) identification of indicators of gender based violence and (b) harassment at work.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	170884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not provide training to Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) frontline inspection officials on these matters. The GLAA is responsible for training its staff.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/09/2018 16:20:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield