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1141117

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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, what criteria his Department used to calculate the £250 cost for nationality status letters issued by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	280357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The fee of £250 to make an application for a nationality status letter is set at the estimated unit cost to process the application.</p><p>The Home Office publish a summary of how estimated unit costs are calculated and include this narrative as a footnote to the table published on Gov.UK, which can be found by the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data </a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/07/2019 15:25:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1141127

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Education on the financial implications for universities of delays in the processing of free visa applications for international students who have been offered places by universities to study in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	280139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office regularly engages with representatives from the education sector, including the Department for Education. This has included recent discussions on Tier 4 services during the AutumnOperationally we are currently deciding Tier 4 visa applications within published service standards.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 280168 280171 question first answered 25/07/2019 15:31:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1141128

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from Cardiff University on delays in the processing of visa applications for international students who are enrolling in autumn 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	280168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office regularly engages with representatives from the education sector, including the Department for Education. This has included recent discussions on Tier 4 services during the AutumnOperationally we are currently deciding Tier 4 visa applications within published service standards.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 280139 280171 question first answered 25/07/2019 15:31:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1141129

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Education on increasing the number of free appointments for international students who require visas to allow them to enrol at Cardiff university in autumn 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	280169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>We wrote to Tier 4 sponsors, including Cardiff University on 11 July 2019 to set out Sopra Steria’s offer for Tier 4 students applying in the Autumn, which includes the provision of dedicated Tier 4 Service Points.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 280170 question first answered 25/07/2019 15:29:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1141130

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of UK Visa and Citizenship Applications Services in providing free appointments for international students at (a) its Cardiff centre and (b) its other five centres.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	280170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>We wrote to Tier 4 sponsors, including Cardiff University on 11 July 2019 to set out Sopra Steria’s offer for Tier 4 students applying in the Autumn, which includes the provision of dedicated Tier 4 Service Points.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 280169 question first answered 25/07/2019 15:29:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1141132

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the adequacy of procedures to process tier 4 visa procedures.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	280171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office regularly engages with representatives from the education sector, including the Department for Education. This has included recent discussions on Tier 4 services during the AutumnOperationally we are currently deciding Tier 4 visa applications within published service standards.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 280139 280168 question first answered 25/07/2019 15:31:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1140819

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff have worked in the Country of Origin Information Team in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	280370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of staff in the Country Policy and Information Team as at 1<sup>st</sup> April for each year since 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>As at</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>No of staff</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1 April 2014</em></p></td><td><p><em>16</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1 April 2015</em></p></td><td><p><em>17</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1 April 2016</em></p></td><td><p><em>17</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1 April 2017</em></p></td><td><p><em>15</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1 April 2018</em></p></td><td><p><em>17</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1 April 2019</em></p></td><td><p><em>19</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/07/2019 15:57:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1140839

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens (a) have been and (b) will be prevented from obtaining settled status due to the technical inability of the settlement scheme app to convert pre-settled status into settled status.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	280173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it. Each case is carefully considered on its individual facts and merits in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Our assessment of the situation in Sudan is set out in the relevant country policy and information notes, which are available on the Gov.uk website.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Where someone establishes a well-founded fear of persecution or serious harm in their country they are normally granted protection and are not expected to return there.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No EU citizens have been or will be prevented from obtaining settled status due to the technical inability of the EU Settlement Scheme app to convert pre-settled status to settled status. The online process which will allow an applicant to convert their pre-settled status to settled status is on track to be available from the end of July 2019. Currently, applicants who have obtained pre-settled status can make a fresh application to the scheme by contacting the Settlement Resolution Centre.</ins></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/07/2019 15:38:07 question first ministerially corrected 26/07/2019 12:01:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 131307 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1140861

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 administrative review have been made to the EU Settlement Scheme; how many of those applications were (a) successful and (b) successful due to new evidence or an error by the caseworker in the original decision.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	280266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>In the period up to 31 May 2019, the last point at which data was assured, 368 applications were received for administrative review of decisions made on applications under the EU Settlement Scheme. Of these:</p><p>• 30 administrative review applications were rejected, e.g. because no EU Settlement Scheme application had been received;</p><p>• in all the remaining 253 cases, the applicant was challenging a grant of pre-settled status rather than settled status, of which:</p><p>o 22 of these grants of pre-settled status were upheld following the administrative review; and <br>o 231 of these grants of pre-settled status were overturned, and the applicant was instead granted settled status following administrative review. In these cases, the applicant had generally accepted a grant of pre-settled status when making their application and then provided additional evidence of their eligibility for settled status with their application for administrative review.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/07/2019 15:26:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1141139

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help councils (a) accommodate and (b) process asylum seekers.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	280223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office ensures that asylum seekers, who would otherwise be destitute, are provided with accommodation and a weekly cash allowance.</p><p>This includes free, furnished accommodation, and we also cover utility costs and provide individuals with a cash allowance to cover other essential living needs. The level of the allowance is reviewed each year.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/07/2019 16:03:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell