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1132028

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the upcoming Border, Immigration and Citizenship System review to be completed and published.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	264446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>On 25 October 2018 the Home Secretary announced that the he would review the structures and processes of the Home Office to it delivers a Border, Immigration and Citizenship system in a way that is fair and humane.</p><p>The Home Secretary said it would have independent oversight and that it should build on the outcomes of Wendy Williams’ Windrush Lessons Learned Review. We are finalising the review’s terms of reference, it’s timetable and the person identified to carry it out and we will be making an announcement to Parliament shortly.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 264447 question first answered 18/06/2019 15:07:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1132029

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will be carrying out the upcoming Border, Immigration and Citizenship System review; and what the scope of that review is.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	264447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>On 25 October 2018 the Home Secretary announced that the he would review the structures and processes of the Home Office to it delivers a Border, Immigration and Citizenship system in a way that is fair and humane.</p><p>The Home Secretary said it would have independent oversight and that it should build on the outcomes of Wendy Williams’ Windrush Lessons Learned Review. We are finalising the review’s terms of reference, it’s timetable and the person identified to carry it out and we will be making an announcement to Parliament shortly.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 264446 question first answered 18/06/2019 15:07:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1132484

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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, in how many cases his Department has deemed a (a) visa and (b) settlement application to be invalid while the applicant is waiting for an appointment with UK visa and citizenship application services..
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	265585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>UKVI does not routinely deem visa or settlement applications to be invalid while the applicant is waiting for an appointment with UKVCAS. However, where an applicant has failed to book an appointment with UKVCAS, several months after submitting their application and having been sent multiple reminders, on these occasions the application may be deemed to be invalid.</p><p>Refugee applications for settlement are not dealt with through the UKVCAS process.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 265596 question first answered 20/06/2019 15:32:18 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1132515

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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, how many times his Department has informed a visa applicant of an incorrect right to work status (a) in person, (b) in writing and (c) through correspondence with the applicant's (i) lawyer and (ii) Member of Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	265593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not available as this is not held in a reportable format.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/06/2019 15:18:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1132519

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases a refugee's application for settlement has been classified as invalid following missing the deadline for enrolling biometric data, as a result of delays getting an appointment with UK visa and citizenship application services.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	265596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>UKVI does not routinely deem visa or settlement applications to be invalid while the applicant is waiting for an appointment with UKVCAS. However, where an applicant has failed to book an appointment with UKVCAS, several months after submitting their application and having been sent multiple reminders, on these occasions the application may be deemed to be invalid.</p><p>Refugee applications for settlement are not dealt with through the UKVCAS process.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 265585 question first answered 20/06/2019 15:32:18 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1132540

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2019 to Question 260725 on European Parliament: Elections, which local authorities and electoral administrators he or his ministers have met with since the 2019 EU parliamentary elections; and whether the matter of EU citizens being prevented from voting in the 2019 European Parliament elections was discussed at any of those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	265604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet frequently with local authorities and electoral administrators to discuss<br>a wide range of electoral issues</p><p>Details of external meetings by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are published quarterly and<br>are available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2019 15:32:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1132569

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee of 4 June 2019, what selection process will be used by his Department to identify the (a) delivery experts and (b) panel of economist that will provide advice in relation to the zero-based review of capital; and if will he publish the investment appraisal technique that will be used to compare projects as part of that review.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	265554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury will conduct a zero-based review of capital at the next Spending Review. It will include an assessment panel of Chief Economists from across government departments, who will provide technical assistance and expertise to Treasury officials scrutinising capital spending bids. These top economists will bring significant experience and expertise in appraising investment in many different sectors, covering economic and social infrastructure. Investment appraisal will be conducted in line with the Treasury’s Green Book which is published online. The panel will also draw on the IPA, and functional expertise built up since 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The assessment panel will be formed ahead of the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/06/2019 13:33:51 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1132083

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Absent Voting: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to prevent postal vote electoral fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	264439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Electoral fraud is unacceptable on any level. There are already measures in place designed to enhance the security of postal voting. In response to the Pickles report on electoral fraud, the Government accepted recommendations to strengthen the postal vote system and, in line with our manifesto commitment, we are working to reform postal voting to ensure our elections are secure.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office coordinates cross-Government work to protect and secure our democratic processes and ensure those involved in delivering our elections receive cyber, physical and personnel security advice from experts at the National Cyber Security Centre and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2019 14:21:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1131728

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Business Premises: Change of Use
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of (a) small unit sizes, (b) windowless rooms, (c) poor air quality, (d) lack of green space and amenities and (e) other issues in respect of permitted development rights for office to residential conversions referred to in the May 2018 report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	263860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>We announced in Written Ministerial Statement HCWS 1408 our intention to review permitted development rights for the conversion of buildings to residential use in respect of the quality standard of homes delivered.</p><p>New homes in England, whether granted permission on an application or through a permitted development right, are required to meet Building Regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 263861 263862 263865 question first answered 20/06/2019 15:17:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1131730

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Business Premises: Change of Use
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the case study in the May 2018 report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors entitled Extending permitted development rights in England: the implications for public authorities and communities which shows that in Glasgow where office to residential conversion requires full planning permission rather than permitted development higher residential quality and better space standards have followed.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	263861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>We announced in Written Ministerial Statement HCWS 1408 our intention to review permitted development rights for the conversion of buildings to residential use in respect of the quality standard of homes delivered.</p><p>New homes in England, whether granted permission on an application or through a permitted development right, are required to meet Building Regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 263860 263862 263865 question first answered 20/06/2019 15:17:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham