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1472435

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan and Ukraine: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from (a) Ukraine and (b) Afghanistan have been settled in Bolton South East constituency since June 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	23250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a long and proud history of welcoming those in need of protection, including recent arrivals from Ukraine and Afghanistan.</p><p>This government is working closely to provide those we welcome to our country with access to the support and services they need, including a place to live.</p><p>Data on the Homes for Ukraine and Ukraine Family Scheme, broken down by local authority, can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-visa-data-by-country-upper-and-lower-tier-local-authority" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-visa-data-by-country-upper-and-lower-tier-local-authority</a></p><p>Data relating to local authorities who have pledged properties to Afghan families, through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is not currently available, but is expected to be included in future publications, in line with equivalent data for other resettlement schemes. The Home Office publishes data on resettlement at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a></p><p>Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data cover up to the end of March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/06/2022 11:37:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 9329 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1438545

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: 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 she plans to respond to Question 129103 tabled by the hon. Member for Bolton South East on 24 February 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	135467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2022 answer text <p>The response for UIN <strong>129103 </strong>was given on 21 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/04/2022 09:52:21 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1303471

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Myanmar
	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 students from Myanmar whose visas will soon expire will be able to temporarily stay into the UK until such time as it is safe for them to return to that country.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	170596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>If an individual continues to meet the requirements of the Student route, they are open to apply to extend their permission. If they are no longer students, but wish to stay in the UK, they can apply for any alternative route for which they qualify.</p><p>For individuals who are unable to return to their home country due to the impact of the COVID pandemic they can apply under the Exceptional Assurance process which can be found at the following link;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents" target="_blank">Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/03/2021 13:10:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1435208

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will take steps to ensure a fast track visa process for Ukrainians who have relatives resident in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	129103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>Applications for the new Ukraine Family Scheme opened on Friday 4 March. Applications made under the Ukraine Family Scheme are being prioritised by UKVI, where further information is needed on an application, UKVI will contact the customer as a priority.</p><p>The Home Secretary announced that from Tuesday 15 March, Ukrainians with passports will no longer need to go to a Visa Application Centre to give their biometrics before they come to the UK.</p><p>Instead, once their application has been considered and the appropriate checks completed, they will receive direct notification that they are eligible for the scheme and can come to the UK.</p><p>Further information can be found on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fapply-for-a-ukraine-family-scheme-visa&amp;data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C3671d1558c1b478e401408da0047ff4d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637822606460003441%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=%2B3pBsjs4kAvjg%2F%2BicShGHDfLUtJdwsYMT0cKJ2JKetc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Apply for a Ukraine Family Scheme visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a><em><br> <br> </em></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/03/2022 16:50:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi