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1079590

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	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 section 66 of the Immigration Act 2014, what the timeframe is for his Department to undertake a review of his powers to deprive individuals of their citizenship for the period from July 2015 to July 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	227383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The first review of the power to deprive an individual of British citizenship under section 40(4A) of the British Nationality Act 1981, as provided for by section 66 of the Immigration Act 2014, was conducted by David Anderson QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation. His report was published in April 2016, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/518120/David_Anderson_QC_-_CITIZENSHIP_REMOVAL__web_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/518120/David_Anderson_QC_-_CITIZENSHIP_REMOVAL__web_.pdf</a></p><p>Max Hill QC stepped down from his role as Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation in October 2018. The next review of these powers will be commissioned following the appointment of the new Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/03/2019 16:19:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

872296

	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for visitor visas from each country were accepted in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	134210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Applications for visit visas are considered against Appendix V of the Immigration Rules and on a case by case basis. Detailed information on how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visit-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visit-guidance</a></p><p>Information on total entry clearance visas (the majority of which are visitor visas) broken down by nationality and outcome (grants, refusals, withdrawals, lapsed) is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017</a>).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/03/2018 15:21:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

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

971449

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Brexit
	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 2018-19 Main Estimates, published in April 2018, how much funding his Department has allocated to prepare for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	172573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>For the financial year 2018-19, the department will receive an allocation of £395 million from HM Treasury to continue preparing for the UK to leave the EU. The Main Estimate will be amended through the Supplementary Estimate process later this year to reflect this.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/09/2018 15:45:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1042300

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will commission an independent review of the (a) adequacy, (b) cost effectiveness and (c) effect on the diversity of students of credibility interviews within the student immigration system.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
	uin	209352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>An internal review of point of application credibility interviews for interna-tional students was conducted in 2018 to ensure that interviews are adding value to the case consideration process and not unnecessarily inconven-iencing customers. Up to date risk information was factored in to this review. Regular engagement with universities and other educational institutions en-sures that feedback is collected in relation to the application process.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/01/2019 18:00:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

887103

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the proposal to destroy the Windrush landing cards was first presented to a Minister in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	136668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>No decision was taken to destroy ‘Windrush migrant’ information specifically and records were not categorised as being related to a ‘Windrush migrant’ or the ‘Windrush generation’. Any Windrush papers would have been destroyed in line with the retention and disposal periods set for the wider records collections in which they were located.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/07/2018 13:19:51 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

887104

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date a Minister in her Department approved the destruction of the Windrush landing cards.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	136669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>No decision was taken to destroy ‘Windrush migrant’ information specifically and records were not categorised as being related to a ‘Windrush migrant’ or the ‘Windrush generation’. Any Windrush papers would have been destroyed in line with the retention and disposal periods set for the wider records collections in which they were located.</p><p>In regards to landing cards specifically, although there was provision in the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 to make a requirement for Commonwealth citizens to complete landing cards, this was never implemented. Landing cards were not required for the vast majority of nationals of Independent Commonwealth Countries until the implementation of the Immigration Act 1971. A very small number of cards were completed by Immigration officers for small cohorts of these nationals.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/06/2018 14:06:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

887105

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the Windrush landing cards were destroyed.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	136670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>No decision was taken to destroy ‘Windrush migrant’ information specifically and records were not categorised as being related to a ‘Windrush migrant’ or the ‘Windrush generation’. Any Windrush papers would have been destroyed in line with the retention and disposal periods set for the wider records collections in which they were located.</p><p>In regards to landing cards specifically, although there was provision in the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 to make a requirement for Commonwealth citizens to complete landing cards, this was never implemented. Landing cards were not required for the vast majority of nationals of Independent Commonwealth Countries until the implementation of the Immigration Act 1971. A very small number of cards were completed by Immigration officers for small cohorts of these nationals.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/06/2018 14:05:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

896540

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to Answer the Named Day Questions 136668, 136669 and 136670 tabled by the hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts which were due for answer on 24 April 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	140778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2018 answer text <p>The responses for UIN 136669 and 136670 were given on 26th June 2018. UIN 136668 was answered on the 4th July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/08/2018 11:54:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

870222

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Contracts
	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 take steps to ensure that the new British blue passports are produced in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
	uin	134086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>There is no reason to require UK passports to be manufactured in the United Kingdom. Up to 20 per cent of blank passport books are currently produced in Europe with no security or operational concerns.</p><p>All passports are personalised with the holder’s details in the United Kingdom, meaning that no personal data leaves the UK. This will continue under the next passport contract.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/03/2018 14:24:12 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty