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	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the net fiscal effect on the public purse of the Government’s decision to increase the number of Tier 5 Exceptional Talent visas from 1,000 to 2,000.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	242081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury has not made an assessment of the net fiscal impact of increasing the number of Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visas available. In 2018, the number of Exceptional Talent Visas granted was within the previous quota.</p><p> </p><p>The increase in quota ensures that we have sufficient headroom in the Exceptional Talent route to continue to attract highly skilled people from across the globe; and is a demonstration of the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the UK remains a world-leader in the digital technology, science, arts and the creative sectors.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/04/2019 15:40:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1012398

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: 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 plans he has to pay compensation to people who were wrongly refused Tier 1 general visas on the basis of rule 322(5) of the immigration rules; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	194749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Each case is being looked at on its merits and we will consider any compensation where appropriate. We will be contacting the 19 applicants from who we need further information with a view to resolving their cases by the end of December. This timescale will depend on how quickly the further information is provided.</p><p>The review considered 1,697 cases which were refused under paragraph 322(5) on grounds relating to their character and conduct. We are not claiming these applicants are a threat to national security.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 194750 194752 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:26:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1012400

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	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 update the House when his Department has made a decision on the 19 cases for which it is seeking more information from applicants before reconsidering their cases, as set out in the Review of Tier 1 (General) settlement refusals published on 22 November.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	194750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Each case is being looked at on its merits and we will consider any compensation where appropriate. We will be contacting the 19 applicants from who we need further information with a view to resolving their cases by the end of December. This timescale will depend on how quickly the further information is provided.</p><p>The review considered 1,697 cases which were refused under paragraph 322(5) on grounds relating to their character and conduct. We are not claiming these applicants are a threat to national security.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 194749 194752 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:26:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1012402

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the Tier 1 (general) visa applications refused under paragraph 322(5) of the immigration rules were refused on the basis of (a) criminality or threats to national security and (b) the applicant's character and conduct meaning that it is undesirable for them to remain in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	194752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Each case is being looked at on its merits and we will consider any compensation where appropriate. We will be contacting the 19 applicants from who we need further information with a view to resolving their cases by the end of December. This timescale will depend on how quickly the further information is provided.</p><p>The review considered 1,697 cases which were refused under paragraph 322(5) on grounds relating to their character and conduct. We are not claiming these applicants are a threat to national security.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 194749 194750 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:26:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1609333

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: 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 assessment she has made of the impact of IT issues in her Department on (a) processing times for Skilled Worker visa applications and (b) Skilled Worker visa applications where the applicant has paid for the priority service.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	177938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>In August 2022, some applications processed through the Atlas Caseworking system were impacted by a number of unrelated IT incidents which were spread across the end -to -end case-working digital platform. These issues were varied and due to some initial delays in being able to identify them, some customers directly informed us of delays in their applications.</p><p>A programme of IT stabilisation was commissioned and good progress has been made to date in both understanding and tackling the root causes of these incidents and also proactively identifying issues when they happen, before they adversely affect customers.</p><p>The total number of incidents being raised in early 2023 has fallen by more than half and IT Support continues to focus on resolving the underlying issues and creating better proactive reporting, removing the impact on customers and wider case-working service standards.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/04/2023 13:23:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1013074

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 37 cases where the applicant was given the benefit of the doubt in the Review of applications by Tier 1 (General) migrants refused under paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules have featured in media reports.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	195083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/11/2018 16:53:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1690008

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department plans to publish an equality impact assessment on the changes to visa salary thresholds announced in December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	14617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>A full Regulatory Impact Assessment on these changes will be developed and the Government will publish an Equality Impact Assessment on this change, both in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/02/2024 15:15:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1669148

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Global Talent Network visas have been issued to date.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
	uin	HL187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on Entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ which can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p>Global Talent visas issued to end of September 2023 = 8,707 main applicants with a further 6,380 dependants</p><p>Entrepreneur visas issued to end of September 2023 = 10,213 main applicants, with a further 16,451 dependants</p><p>Indian Youth Mobility visas issued to end of September 2023 = 1,956</p><p>Investor visas issued to end of September 2023 = 5,104 main applicants with a further 8,785 dependants</p><p>High Potential Individuals to end of September 2023 = 3,062 main applicants with a further 419 dependants</p><p>Global Talent Network and Global Entrepreneur figures are included in the Global Talent and Entrepreneur respective responses above.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL188 HL189 question first answered 24/11/2023 15:51:34 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1584264

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: 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 her Department is taking to improve the Skilled Worker visa system.
	tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
	tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
	uin	903497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>By embracing technology, we are delivering a streamlined, simplified and modern visa system.</p><p>The system is working well, the Skilled Worker route is attracting the brightest and best, making a positive contribution to our economy.</p><p>We have simplified the employer sponsorship process and by 2025 will have a fully digital end-to-end application system providing greater efficiency for our customers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/02/2023 16:49:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt

1105940

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	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 publish the timeframe for (a) deciding on and (b) implementing the salary threshold proposals for Tier 2 visas set out in the immigration White Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	238320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that we want all EU nationals, including those working in the NHS and the care sector, to stay in the UK after we leave the EU.</p><p>In their report, EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended maintaining the existing system of salary thresholds.</p><p>The Government has been clear that we will undertake an extensive programme of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across the UK, including with the private, public and voluntary sector and local government, as well as industry representatives and individual businesses before taking a final decision on the level of salary thresholds.</p><p>The proposals in the immigration White Paper, the UK’s Future Skills-Based Immigration System, were accompanied by a full economic appraisal.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 238321 238322 question first answered 05/04/2019 09:46:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas