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1200210

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Parliamentary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost was, including staff time, equipment and processes, to set up the virtual parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	54089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The House of Commons Commission is responsible for the hybrid proceedings in the Commons. The costs set out below therefore relate only to work associated with the Commons, not Parliament as a whole. The figures show combined implementation/other one-off costs and running costs as at 31 May 2020, and cover committed spend up to that date, not just actual expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>VIRTUAL CHAMBER REVENUE COSTS:</p><p>Chamber set up – £31,200</p><p>Broadcasting hub set up – £12,734</p><p>Specialist operating team – £176,000</p><p>Technical infrastructure hire – £334,000</p><p>Remote broadcasting provision for Ministers and other key Members – £70,000</p><p>Additional internet bandwidth – £6,000</p><p>Sub-total excluding VAT = £629,934</p><p>(<em>all supplier costs concerned, excluding any capital costs, are VAT recoverable</em>)</p><p> </p><p>VIRTUAL CHAMBER CAPITAL COSTS:</p><p>Broadcasting equipment – £123,994</p><p>Hansard recording equipment – £58,306</p><p> </p><p>Sub-total excluding VAT = £182,300</p><p>Sub-total including VAT = £218,760</p><p> </p><p>REMOTE VOTING, BALLOTING AND ANNUNCIATOR COSTS</p><p>Remote voting (development, hosting) – £40,000 approx.</p><p>Commons Balloting – £12,500</p><p>Remote annunciator (“UKParliamentNow”) – £33,464 (<em>Commons share only</em>)</p><p> </p><p>Sub-total including VAT = £85,964</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>VIRTUAL COMMITTEES REVENUE COSTS:</p><p> </p><p>Implementation = £24,327 ex VAT (£29,192 including VAT)</p><p> </p><p>VIRTUAL COMMITTEES CAPITAL COSTS:</p><p> </p><p>Implementation = £330,824 ex VAT (£396,988 including VAT)</p><p> </p><p>ONLINE BY-ELECTION FOR SELECT COMMITTEE CHAIRS</p><p> </p><p>£3,780 including VAT.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>TOTAL REVENUE INCLUDING NON-RECOVERABLE VAT = £745,090</p><p> </p><p>TOTAL CAPITAL INCLUDING VAT = £615,748</p><p> </p><p>GRAND TOTAL = £1,360,838</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 08/06/2020 16:58:11 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1564520

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	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 case of Independent Monitoring Authority v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 3274 (Admin), of 21 December 2022, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of that judgment; whether she plans to allow people with leave to remain to freely travel to the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	117563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not agree with the High Court judgment of 21 December in the judicial review proceedings brought by the Independent Monitoring Authority relating to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) and intends to appeal. It would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage.</p><p> </p><p>EUSS pre-settled status holders should continue to apply for settled status as soon as they are eligible.</p><p> </p><p>EUSS documentary requirements for travel to the UK are unchanged. Visa nationals with EUSS status should use a valid Biometric Residence Card in conjunction with their passport. EEA and Swiss nationals with EUSS status can travel with a valid passport or national ID card, and other non-visa nationals with status can travel with their valid passport.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/01/2023 09:53:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1348704

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who took the recent decision to stop cash payments for asylum seekers placed in hotels in Glasgow.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	36608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office have not taken the decision to stop support for any service users in Glasgow or anywhere else the UK, where they remain entitled to it.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/09/2021 15:17:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1458244

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department provides (a) schemes and (b) support to Russian nationals fleeing repression and wishing to join their Ukrainian families seeking asylum in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	155691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>There are a range of safe and legal routes for individuals to come to the UK should they wish to join family members here, or to work or study. They would need to meet the requirements of the relevant Immigration Rule under which they were applying to qualify for a visa.</p><p>While we do not allow asylum claims from abroad, all asylum claims lodged from within the UK, which includes those from Russian nationals, are given full and careful consideration so we do not remove anyone who faces persecution or serious harm on return to their country of origin. Protection is normally granted where a claimant has a well-founded fear of persecution under the Refugee Convention or their circumstances engage our obligations under Article 3 ECHR.</p><p>With regards to the Ukraine Family Scheme, this provides an immediate pathway for people from Ukraine with family already in the UK to come here. This is open to Ukrainians with immediate or extended family settled in the UK. Ukrainians can apply to the scheme from any country, including the UK. The Ukraine Family Scheme allows immediate and extended family members of British nationals, people settled in the UK, and certain others resident here, to come to the country. We continue to keep our support under review and will adapt and develop the visa routes in place to ensure they keep pace with the rapidly shifting situation in Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/04/2022 14:02:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 65290 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1379569

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Nationality and Borders Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when will she publish results of the public consultation that took place prior to the introduction of the Nationality and Borders Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	76644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The New Plan for Immigration was open to people and organisations across the UK to share their views. The Government has published its findings, which can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-plan-for-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-plan-for-immigration</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/11/2021 16:30:31 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1568755

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total amount paid was for immigration health surcharges by people granted International Agreement Visas (Temporary Work), formerly known as Tier 5 Visas, to volunteer for charities in the UK as international volunteers in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021–22.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	127740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish data on immigration health surcharges broken down by visa routes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/01/2023 16:31:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1364874

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on the settlement of and provision for asylum seekers within the Glasgow City Council area.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	67123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2021 answer text <p>There is no direct routing of asylum seekers to Glasgow. Currently the only asylum intake source for Glasgow is from in-region presentations within Glasgow. The Home Office has established a weekly Regional Delivery Group at which the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Scottish Government are represented, regarding the planning of support for asylum seekers in Glasgow.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 05/11/2021 15:08:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1366895

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Hospitality Industry and Tourism
	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 trends in workforce supply and demand in the hospitality and tourism sectors; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing those sectors a special visa category to help attract overseas workers.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	71316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The Points Based System provides for several occupations within the hospitality and tourism sectors, including chefs, publicans, restaurant managers and hotel managers to be recruited on a global basis, subject to the requirements of the system, including English language and salary, thresholds being met.</p><p>Beyond the Points Based System, there is the existing UK labour market, which includes those who come to the UK through our Youth Mobility Schemes (which we are looking to expand), our new British National (Overseas) visa for those from Hong Kong, dependants of those arriving under the expanded skilled worker route, as well as over 6 million applications under the EU Settlement Scheme and those who arrive through our family and humanitarian protection routes, who all have access to the UK labour market.</p><p>We therefore do not intend to introduce a general immigration route allowing recruitment at or near the minimum wage in occupations with relatively short work-based training requirements.</p><p>Most of the solutions to recruitment issues need to be driven by industry, with a big push towards improving pay, conditions and diversity needed, alongside taking advantage of the schemes offered by Department for Work and Pensions to support employers looking to recruit, rather than turning to the Home Office for immigration policy changes as an alternative to doing this.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/11/2021 16:25:30 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1278203

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Coronavirus
	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 effect of the need to reapply for an Exceptional Assurance visa every three to four weeks on a person's (a) mental health, (b) financial situation and (c) ability to maintain stable accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	140042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>There is no current condition in place limiting Exceptional Assurance to four weeks or requiring all covered by one to reply every three to four weeks, each request for Exceptional Assurance is dealt with on its own merits.</p><p>Exceptional Assurance allows for the conditions of a previous grant of leave to continue until its expiration, including the right to rent and the right to work where relevant.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/01/2021 17:05:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1278201

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Coronavirus
	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 effect of an Exceptional Assurance visa extension of four weeks on a person's ability to remain in or secure rental accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	140041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>Each request for Exceptional Assurance is dealt with on its own merits. There is no condition in place limiting Exceptional Assurance to a maximum of four weeks.</p><p>Exceptional Assurance allows for the conditions of a previous grant of leave to continue until its expiration, including the right to rent. We have provided clear guidance on GOV.UK stipulating landlords must take extra care to ensure no one is discriminated against if they are struggling to evidence their right to rent during this pandemic.</p><p>The Landlord Checking Service is in place to verify the confirmation of Exceptional Assurance.</p><p>This service provides a response within two working days, from receipt of request, providing the landlord with a statutory excuse against liability for a civil penalty.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-landlord-right-to-rent-checks" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-landlord-right-to-rent-checks</a></p><p><a href="https://eforms.homeoffice.gov.uk/outreach/lcs-application.ofml" target="_blank">https://eforms.homeoffice.gov.uk/outreach/lcs-application.ofml</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/01/2021 17:11:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray