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1248310

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	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, what her Department's policy is on deporting offenders who have grown up in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	110936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Under the UK Borders Act 2007 passed by the last Labour Government, the Home Secretary has a duty to deport a foreign criminal who is convicted in the UK and sentenced to a period of imprisonment of 12 months or more unless an exception applies. Where the automatic deportation threshold is not met, the Home Office will consider deportation under the Immigration Act 1971 where the person is a serious or persistent offender. Currently, European Economic Area (EEA) nationals are deported in accordance with European Union (EU) law on the grounds of public policy or public security. The UK’s departure from the EU means that, in future, an EEA national who commits an offence after the end of the transition period (31 December 2020) will be considered under the same deportation thresholds that apply to non-EEA nationals.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/11/2020 15:30:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1250062

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Coronavirus
	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 civil registration of marriages can continue wherever possible during the covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	91852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Current regulations provide for marriages and civil partnerships to take place in England only in exceptional circumstances i.e. where one of the parties is seriously ill and not expected to recover. It is for local authorities to ensure ceremonies can be safely delivered in line with Public Health and local authority guidance.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Marriages and civil partnerships can take place in Wales where appropriate risk assessments have been undertaken and safety measures are in place</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">National restrictions in England came to an end on 2 December. Marriages and civil partnerships are allowed under each of the current four tiers of local restrictions in England, and it is for local authorities to ensure ceremonies can be safely delivered in line with Public Health and local authority guidance</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Marriages and Civil Partnerships can take place in Wales where appropriate risk assessments have been undertaken and safety measures are in place.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/11/2020 18:01:40 question first ministerially corrected 29/12/2020 12:53:04 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 60966 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1249937

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Bosworth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to police officers to enforce covid-19 lockdown restrictions in Bosworth.
	tabling member constituency	Bosworth
	tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
	uin	112116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that it will provide police forces with the support they need to continue protecting the public and keeping communities safe through the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>On 8 October, the Government announced an additional £30m funding for police forces in England and Wales to step up their enforcement of coronavirus rules. Leicestershire Police has received £446,094 from this additional funding.</p><p>In addition to this, we have provided the police the powers and guidance they need to support compliance with covid-19 social distancing and lockdown restrictions.</p><p>The department continues to work closely with the policing sector to monitor and make decisions on their current and future needs.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/11/2020 17:22:54 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1249722

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Au Pairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of offering a dedicated immigration route for EU au pairs after the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	113166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Our Future Points Based system will operate on a global basis, not on whether someone’s passport was issued by an EU or non-EU country.</p><p>As has been the case since 2008, the UK’s immigration system will not offer a dedicated route for au pairs. However, there are other immigration routes which will exist for people who may wish to take up these roles, such as the Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS).</p><p>The UK currently operates eight YMS arrangements which are principally designed for cultural exchange. We have indicated our desire to negotiate a Youth Mobility arrangement with the EU, or with individual countries within it, if a collective agreement is not possible.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 113167 question first answered 12/11/2020 15:38:53 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1249740

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Au Pairs
	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 providing a formal route for au pairs who are EU citizens to travel and work in the UK after the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	113167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Our Future Points Based system will operate on a global basis, not on whether someone’s passport was issued by an EU or non-EU country.</p><p>As has been the case since 2008, the UK’s immigration system will not offer a dedicated route for au pairs. However, there are other immigration routes which will exist for people who may wish to take up these roles, such as the Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS).</p><p>The UK currently operates eight YMS arrangements which are principally designed for cultural exchange. We have indicated our desire to negotiate a Youth Mobility arrangement with the EU, or with individual countries within it, if a collective agreement is not possible.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 113166 question first answered 12/11/2020 15:38:53 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1248379

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	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, what assessment she has made of the effect on the financial and mental well-being of visa applicants of extensive travel to (a) complete the English Language and Life in the UK tests and (b) submit a visa application in person.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	110892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>UKVI work hard to ensure that front-end immigration services are accessible to customers.</p><p>UKVI works closely with commercial partners both oversees and in the UK, to ensure that there is a sufficient geographical spread of English language and Life in the UK (UK only) testing and biometric enrolment locations to minimise the amount of travel required by customers by analysing where concentrations of demand are. Our footprints in respect to both services are kept under review and further locations opened where sufficient demand supports.</p><p>In addition, our commercial partners offer a range of optional added-value services which provide customers additional choice in how they access biometric enrolment services overseas or in the UK such as mobile enrolment at a location at their convenience.</p><p>Individuals applying in the UK who have higher needs, may be vulnerable, or whose circumstances may be complex are directed to the Home Office run Support Centres (SSC) where they receive support with their application.</p><p>SSC customers who are unable to pay the application fee may submit a fee waiver request. Customers who have been granted a fee waiver and who fit certain criteria may be eligible to apply for travel assistance to attend their closest SSC.</p><p>Within the UK, customers who cannot travel to enrol biometrics due to ill heath are directed to contact either UKVI (if routed to SSCs) or Sopra Steria Limited (if routed to the UKVCAS service which they run on behalf of UKVI) once they have completed their application and before booking an appointment. Information on how to do this is provided at the end of the online application form on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/11/2020 15:33:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1248723

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
	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 October 2020 to Question 105600 on dangerous dogs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a standardised method of recording non-assistance dog attacks across all police forces in England.
	tabling member constituency	Loughborough
	tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
	uin	111648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>When setting national standard methods for classifying crimes reported to the police the benefits of consistent recording need to be balanced against other considerations. In this instance the Home Office has judged it better to allow local flexibility to manage incident recording in a manner most suitable to local needs. This allows police forces to develop the most appropriate approach to understand and respond to local issues.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/11/2020 17:24:30 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1249593

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions UKVI failed to meet the 20-day service level agreement on responding to enquiries from hon. Members on behalf of constituents in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	113031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration work to a target of responding to 95% of Ministerial correspondence within 20 working days.</p><p>Performance has been impacted by an increase in the volume of correspondence received, alongside the need for Ministers and officials to instigate a remote process for drafting and signing correspondence during the period of COVID-19 restrictions. An action plan is currently in place to clear backlogs and drive up performance.</p><p>The latest published data on UKVI performance against the service standard is held at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-august-2020 and this includes data from quarter 2 - 2017 up to and including the end of quarter 2-2020/21. We are proposing the release of data for quarter 3, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/11/2020 15:42:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1249604

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for a British Citizenship application to be processed; and how many applicants have been waiting over a year for their application be processed, as of November 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	113033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The most recent published data on citizenship applications (August 2020) shows that of those Straightforward Applications received, the percentage completed within the Service Standard of six months was 99.3%.</p><p>The latest information on processing times can be found in the UK Visas and Immigration Transparency Data</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-august-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-august-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/11/2020 16:14:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1249480

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	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 she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich of 14 August 2020 regarding his constituent’s Windrush compensation scheme offer.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	113172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to the Hon. Member’s correspondence. The response was sent on 10 November 2020.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 12/11/2020 15:56:55 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook