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	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of companies in the (a) digital, (b) arts and (c) sports sectors registered to sponsor immigration visas of any tier with a view to ensuring preparedness in the sector for the new immigration system after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	252053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>In December 2018, the Government set out its proposals in “The UK’s future Skills-based Immigration System” White Paper, which is due to come into force from January 2021.</p><p>We are determined to ensure that the future immigration system is efficient and able to respond to users’ needs, and as proposed in the White Paper, we will reform existing sponsorship arrangements – streamlining, simplifying and minimising bureaucracy.</p><p>The Government values the positive contribution made to the UK by the digital, arts and sporting sectors and we want this to continue. We will ensure that the new system continues to support the UK’s thriving cultural and sporting life and will also explore options to support start-up companies in our new, expanding digital technology sector.</p><p>The White Paper is the start of a conversation and we hav launched a year-long engagement programme to take the views of a range of stakeholders across the UK, including the digital, arts and sporting sectors.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/05/2019 15:46:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1082684

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship have been submitted in each month since November 2018; how many of those applications were granted; and how many of those applications were refused as a result of the annual cap having been reached.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	229193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>No applications for Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship have been refused in the period in question due to the cap being reached under Tier 2 General. The information requested is set out below. <br>Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship (RCoS)</p><p><br>Month Submitted Granted Refused as a result of the Cap being reached<br>Nov-18 2206 1919 0<br>Dec-18 2422 2018 0<br>Jan-19 1838 1597 0<br>Feb-19 2093 1691 0</p><p> </p><p><br>Applications can be refused as they don’t meet the criteria set out under Tier General. In addition, applications are rejected for being incomplete, withdrawn by the sponsor or kept under review to be decided at a subsequent monthly allocation panel. This accounts for the difference between the number of applications submitted in a month and the number of grants in the same month.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/03/2019 16:24:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

926681

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
	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 evidence from visa sponsors is not requested at the start of the application process.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	154757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The step by step process for applying for a Standard Visitor Visa is set out on Gov.UK here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-standard-visitor-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apply-standard-visitor-visa</a></p><p>Step 2 “Prepare the evidence you need” provides guidance and links to guidance on the supporting documents that can be provided.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/06/2018 11:24:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

872297

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employers have (a) applied for and (b) been refused UK Visa and Immigration sponsorship status in the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	134211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office.</p><p>The number of new sponsor licence applications, and the number of sponsors registered on points based system (PBS) routes, is published on the Home Office website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/03/2018 15:30:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

805318

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
	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 11 December 2017 to Question 118019, on Visas: Sponsorship, if she will place the full text of her Department's last formal review of the suitability of the current visa sponsorship process for small companies in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	118990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Rather than necessarily undertaking formal reviews, the Home Office regularly reviews policy and process based on feedback from all types of sponsor, regardless of size.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/12/2017 12:30:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

802332

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
	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 suitability of the current visa sponsorship process for non-EU workers in small companies.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	118019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office reviews the visa sponsorship process regularly to ensure that it is suitable for all types of sponsor.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/12/2017 16:45:37 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

754792

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
	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 allowing businesses and their representative bodies who obtain licensed sponsor status the ability to issue directly certificates of sponsorship for workers.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	6654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Businesses who are licensed sponsors may already directly assign certificates of sponsorship to workers. The exception is where the Tier 2 (General) annual limit applies, in which cases employers must request certificates under a monthly allocation. This ensures that places go to workers with the skills most in need and who will make the greatest economic contributions.</p><p>The entity sponsoring the worker needs to be sufficiently aware of their activities – that means the employer, rather than a representative body, is best suited to be the sponsor.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:25:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

425754

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
	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 21 September 2015 to Question 9220, if she will place in the Library a full breakdown of all refusals since May 2015 for each Standard Occupational Classification code.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	14626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>A full breakdown of all refusals since May 2015, for each Standard Occupational Classification code has been produced as a separate document. I will place a copy of this document in the Library of the House of Commons.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/11/2015 17:55:29 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 28194 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

417325

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employers have (a) applied for and (b) been refused UK Visa and Immigration sponsorship status in each of the last 10 six month periods.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	9320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of applications made by employers for a sponsor licence, and the number of applications that were refused, in each of the last 10 six month periods.</p><p><strong>Table 1 </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-Jun</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-Dec</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-Jun</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-Dec</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applied</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>6129</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Applied</p></td><td><p>5221</p></td><td><p>4377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refused</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Refused</p></td><td><p>559</p></td><td><p>630</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-Jun</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-Dec</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-Jun</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-Dec</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applied</p></td><td><p>3861</p></td><td><p>3855</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Applied</p></td><td><p>4236</p></td><td><p>4448</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refused</p></td><td><p>563</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Refused</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>522</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-Jun</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-Dec</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-Jun</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-Dec</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applied</p></td><td><p>4273</p></td><td><p>4002</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Applied</p></td><td><p>3691</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refused</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>994</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Refused</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note 1: The number of applications received includes all applications for a sponsor licence under the Tiers and sub-categories that permit employment.</p><p>Note 2: Not all applications refused in a given six month period were received in the same six month period.</p><p>Note 3: An application for multiple Tiers and/or categories may be partially granted; therefore refusals also includes those application where a licence may have been granted under one Tier, but refused under a different Tier.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/09/2015 15:14:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman