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1600228

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Birth Certificates: LGBT+ People
	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 27 February 2023 to Question 148649 on Birth Certificates: LGBT+ People, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people born before 2009 to retrospectively amend their birth certificates to include both parents who are of the same sex.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	156186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to assess the potential merits of retrospectively amending birth certificates to include both parents who are of the same sex.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/03/2023 16:51:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1587133

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Birth Certificates: LGBT+ People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 29 June 2021 to Question 20434 on Birth Certificates: LGBT+ People, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing people born before 2009 to retrospectively amend their birth certificates to include both parents who are of the same sex.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	148649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/02/2023 17:17:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1537969

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Leader of the House of Commons: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional resources she will allocate to the Home Office’s MP Account Management Team to help ensure her Department can respond to MPs correspondence within its 20 day target.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	75985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p><strong>75985</strong></p><p>Over 60 additional staff have been identified to support delivery of the Home Office MP’s Correspondence recovery plan which will enable a return to service standard in January 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>75986</strong></p><p>The Home Office MP’ Correspondence recovery plan will enable a return to service standard in January ’23. This will significantly reduce the time spent by MP’s caseworkers chasing responses from the Home Office and enable the extra resources detailed above to return to their normal duties. Both will have positive implications from a productivity and cost perspective for both MP’s offices and the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 75986 question first answered 08/11/2022 10:33:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 31921 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1537970

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the value for money to the taxpayer of the Home Office not returning to its 20 day service target before March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	75986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p><strong>75985</strong></p><p>Over 60 additional staff have been identified to support delivery of the Home Office MP’s Correspondence recovery plan which will enable a return to service standard in January 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>75986</strong></p><p>The Home Office MP’ Correspondence recovery plan will enable a return to service standard in January ’23. This will significantly reduce the time spent by MP’s caseworkers chasing responses from the Home Office and enable the extra resources detailed above to return to their normal duties. Both will have positive implications from a productivity and cost perspective for both MP’s offices and the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 75985 question first answered 08/11/2022 10:33:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1537980

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Leader of the House of Commons: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make it its policy to provide a separate written response for each individual case raised by hon. Members rather than than combining multiple cases in one letter.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	75987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The use of multi-response letters is a key measure which forms part of the MP’s Correspondence Recovery Plan. The plan will enable a return to the 20- day service standard In January 2023.</p><p>Multi-response letters are a much quicker way of answering correspondence, but we understand that in some instances Members will require an individual reply. Therefore, we will provide an agreed response type depending on their preferences.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 18:16:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 31867 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1489945

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that roles on the shortage occupation list (a) reflect the skills required by UK businesses and (b) are defined appropriately to allow individuals with relevant skills to apply for them, including an asylum seeker who has been in the UK for more than 12 months awaiting for a decision on a claim through no fault of their own.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	38703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government intends to commission the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) shortly to review the Shortage Occupation List and we encourage businesses to provide their evidence to the MAC when their call for evidence issues. The Government looks forward to receiving the MAC’s independent, evidence-based recommendations.</p><p>It is a matter for an employer to ensure workers have the specific qualifications and skills required for the relevant job they have applied for.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/07/2022 13:10:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1467146

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) target timescale and (b) average wait time is for offering move on accommodation to people evacuated from Afghanistan under Operation Pitting who are housed in hotel accommodation as of 1 June 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	11721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>We do not want to keep people in temporary accommodation for any longer than is absolutely necessary. We have moved – or are in the process of moving - over 6,000 Afghan Refugees since June 2021.</p><p>There is a huge effort underway to support families in bridging accommodation into permanent homes as soon as we can so they can settle and rebuild their lives, alongside ensuring those still temporarily accommodated in hotels are given the best start to their life in the UK.</p><p>The length of time that a family will remain in a bridging hotel is dependent on a number of factors including the availability of appropriate housing. We strive to allocate the right families into the right accommodation to ensure their integration into their new communities is as smooth as possible. To achieve this, we triage and prioritise families to ensure the settled accommodation provides the best possible match, taking in to consideration date of arrival into the UK, family size, vulnerability and integration factors.</p><p>Where Local Authorities or employers are able to offer accommodation in greater volume and more quickly, this overall timescale will reduce.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we will consider requests, and any compelling evidence, to be housed in specific geographical areas, the reality of housing pressures means this may not be possible especially in relation to London and the South East.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 11722 question first answered 08/06/2022 16:33:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1467147

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the process is for her Department to respond to requests for a person to be offered move on accommodation in a specific geographical area, where that person is an Afghan evacuee from Operation Pitting (a) who is (i) eligible for move on accommodation and (ii) in hotel accommodation and (b) there is compelling evidence to demonstrate that being housed in a specific area is necessary to the wellbeing of that person.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	11722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>We do not want to keep people in temporary accommodation for any longer than is absolutely necessary. We have moved – or are in the process of moving - over 6,000 Afghan Refugees since June 2021.</p><p>There is a huge effort underway to support families in bridging accommodation into permanent homes as soon as we can so they can settle and rebuild their lives, alongside ensuring those still temporarily accommodated in hotels are given the best start to their life in the UK.</p><p>The length of time that a family will remain in a bridging hotel is dependent on a number of factors including the availability of appropriate housing. We strive to allocate the right families into the right accommodation to ensure their integration into their new communities is as smooth as possible. To achieve this, we triage and prioritise families to ensure the settled accommodation provides the best possible match, taking in to consideration date of arrival into the UK, family size, vulnerability and integration factors.</p><p>Where Local Authorities or employers are able to offer accommodation in greater volume and more quickly, this overall timescale will reduce.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we will consider requests, and any compelling evidence, to be housed in specific geographical areas, the reality of housing pressures means this may not be possible especially in relation to London and the South East.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 11721 question first answered 08/06/2022 16:33:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1467153

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Married People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made of the potential impact of changes to the service standard for spouse visas from 12 to 24 weeks without notice on peoples' plans.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	11726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is currently prioritising Ukraine Visa Schemes applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>Staff from other government departments, including DWP and HMRC, are being surged into the department to help with Ukraine work and enable normal visa routes to return to normal service levels in due course. Applicants were informed of the change to a 24-week service standard on 11 May 2022 and the department is currently operating within this.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 11727 question first answered 08/06/2022 17:23:30 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1467154

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Married People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the 12-week service standard for spouse visas is met.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	11727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is currently prioritising Ukraine Visa Schemes applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>Staff from other government departments, including DWP and HMRC, are being surged into the department to help with Ukraine work and enable normal visa routes to return to normal service levels in due course. Applicants were informed of the change to a 24-week service standard on 11 May 2022 and the department is currently operating within this.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 11726 question first answered 08/06/2022 17:23:30 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire