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1236502

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	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 delays in renewing biometric residency permits due to the covid-1-9 outbreak on people's ability to prove their right to work.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	91747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>We have implemented measures to reduce the impact on people caused by the restrictions which have been necessary to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>As already set out we have introduced reuse of previously enrolled biometrics and published guidance on Gov.UK which sets out the applicable circumstances. The guidance can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/913700/biometric-enrolment-guidance-covid-19-v1.0ext.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/913700/biometric-enrolment-guidance-covid-19-v1.0ext.pdf</a>.</p><p>People can still evidence their right to work through the Employer Checking Service after they have submitted an application for a biometric residence permit to ensure there is no impact on their employment.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 91748 question first answered 22/09/2020 16:12:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1236503

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason there is a requirement to provide biometric data in applications for further leave to remain from applicants for whom biometric data is already held.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	91748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>We have implemented measures to reduce the impact on people caused by the restrictions which have been necessary to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>As already set out we have introduced reuse of previously enrolled biometrics and published guidance on Gov.UK which sets out the applicable circumstances. The guidance can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/913700/biometric-enrolment-guidance-covid-19-v1.0ext.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/913700/biometric-enrolment-guidance-covid-19-v1.0ext.pdf</a>.</p><p>People can still evidence their right to work through the Employer Checking Service after they have submitted an application for a biometric residence permit to ensure there is no impact on their employment.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 91747 question first answered 22/09/2020 16:12:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1541382

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions are in place for workers on the agricultural Seasonal Workers visa to be able to access information about their employment rights in the UK; and where Seasonal workers rights are infringed, what steps her Department is taking to help workers access compensation in a timely manner.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	83809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Seasonal Worker is an ‘operator led’ immigration route, with scheme operators selected to manage the placement of workers on UK farms and to ensure their welfare in the UK.</p><p>Scheme operators are responsible for managing all aspects of the recruitment and placement of workers on UK farms. This includes ensuring that workers are aware of their employment rights.</p><p>The Home Office and Defra maintain regular contact with scheme operators to ensure that they adhere to the stringent requirements set for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the seasonal workers. The operators of the scheme are, and must remain, licensed by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).</p><p>Seasonal workers receive the same protections under UK law as resident workers, including employment laws.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/11/2022 11:52:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1541974

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department’s policy that Scheme Operators are responsible for ensuring that people on the agricultural seasonal workers visa scheme to not have zero-hours contracts; and what (a) consequences and (b) options for redress exist in the event that a worker is provided with a zero-hours contract.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	86639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The regulations which Scheme Operators are required to follow are set out in the relevant sponsor guidance for the Seasonal Worker route. This explicitly prohibits the use of zero-hours contracts. Any allegation of noncompliance with these requirements would be considered under our published compliance processes.</p><p>The relevant sponsor guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workers-and-temporary-workers-guidance-for-sponsors-sponsor-a-seasonal-worker" target="_blank">Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors: sponsor a seasonal worker - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/11/2022 17:43:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1271398

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	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 her Department is taking prior to the end of the transition period to ensure that international agreements are in place that would guarantee that an asylum applicant will be received in a timely manner by a safe third country.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	130266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>We have made a political commitment to pursue new bilateral negotiations on post-transition migration issues with key countries with which we share a mutual interest, including on new arrangements for the family reunion of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 11/01/2021 11:38:44 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1713275

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has spent on costs associated with (a) AAA and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2022] HWHC 3230 (Admin), for which judgment was passed on 19 December 2022, (b) AAA and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2023] EWCA Civ 745, for which judgment was passed on 29 June 2023, (c) R (on the application of AAA and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2023] UKSC 42 on appeal from [2023] EWCA Civ 745, for which judgment was passed on 15 November 2023 and (d) other court cases relating to individual appeals against removal to Rwanda.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	23357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The most recently published information which includes legal fees is the National Audit Office Report which can be found here: <a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/investigation-into-the-costs-of-the-uk-rwanda-partnership/#downloads" target="_blank">Investigation into the costs of the UK-Rwanda Partnership - NAO report</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2024 08:57:22 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1436670

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy to open safe routes to the UK for non-British and non-Ukrainian nationals fleeing war in Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	131376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom stands firmly with the people of Ukraine.</p><p>The government has brought forward a bespoke humanitarian support package for the people of Ukraine, having listened carefully to the Ukrainian Government.</p><p>We have helped hundreds of British nationals and their family members resident in Ukraine to leave the country, with Home Office staff working around the clock to assist them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has established a Ukraine Family Scheme which is fee free and allows British nationals and people settled in the UK to bring extended family members to the UK, covering immediate family members plus parents, grandparents, children over 18 and siblings, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and in-laws. Individuals will be granted leave for three years, giving them certainty and securing their future in the country. There is no numerical limit. <br></p><p>In addition, the Government has established a humanitarian sponsorship pathway, led by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whereby Ukrainians who may not have family ties in the UK can be sponsored to come to the UK by willing and able individuals, businesses, or community organisations. There will be no numerical limit on this scheme, and we will welcome as many Ukrainians as wish to come who have matched sponsors.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office will work closely with international partners on the ground to support displaced Ukrainians in need of a home.</p><p>Further details can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fspeeches%2Fhome-secretary-statement-on-humanitarian-support-for-ukrainians&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAtinuke.Lebechi%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C6721f51a709f4a3eee5408d9fc6c98c4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637818365606296586%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=vysm0yBc50gYmYzGCj%2FYyiuYl9lFx35oCBPvx7ksOqE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Home Secretary statement on humanitarian support for Ukrainians</a> and the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhomeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk%2F2022%2F02%2F25%2Fhome-office-action-on-ukraine%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAtinuke.Lebechi%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C6721f51a709f4a3eee5408d9fc6c98c4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637818365606296586%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=cfNdo4I4toM7NItBEGHsLLETblTgJcbHuL7muXbQdeY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Factsheet: Home Office action on Ukraine - Home Office in the media (blog.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/03/2022 15:59:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1436671

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy to provide support to Commonwealth nationals who are fleeing war in Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	131377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>ur humanitarian response has been developed in close consultation with the government of Ukraine and we will continue to support those who wish to come to the UK as a result of the current situation.</p><p>A fee free, bespoke Ukraine Family Scheme was introduced and set out by the Home Secretary in her statement on 1 March. The route allows both the immediate family members (spouse, civil partner, durable partner, minor children) and extended family members (parent, grandparent, adult children, grandchildren, siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, in laws and their immediate family) to join their relatives in the UK. The UK-based sponsoring relative must be a British citizen, a person who is present and settled in the UK (including those with settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme), a person in the UK with refugee leave or with humanitarian protection or an EEA or Swiss national in the UK with limited leave under Appendix EU (pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme). This route was launched on 4 March.</p><p>Furthermore, the ‘Homes for Ukraine’ Scheme launched by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 18 March, will allow individuals, charities, community groups and businesses in the UK to bring Ukrainians to safety – including those with no family ties to the UK. There will be no limit on the number of arrivals, and those who come to the UK on the scheme will have permission to live and work here for up to three years. They will also have access to healthcare, benefits, employment support and education.</p><p>Commonwealth nationals can apply for visas to come to the UK via existing routes. The Home Office has no plans to establish further routes to support Commonwealth nationals fleeing the conflict given most will be able to seek safety in the country they are a national of.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/04/2022 09:25:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1503627

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Care Workers: 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 people have entered the UK on the new Health and Care Visa since it was introduced in 2020 as (a) Care Workers and Home Carers and (b) Senior Care Workers.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	45264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on visas in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C609f017d090e4166708a08da8f4a143f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637979845570488890%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=V9GQp4NkP%2FCYF3bQBXnv4qqpthggh5Mxqzw93Gf0%2BOc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the number of granted applications regarding the Health and Care visa are published in table Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1098966%2Fentry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-jun-2022.xlsx%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C609f017d090e4166708a08da8f4a143f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637979845570488890%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NE2HR2LN8z5tfzjwpE6JS3fTuZS2JQ8yvIqhuzXSLMU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">entry clearance visas applications and outcomes</a> dataset.</p><p>We do not currently publish figures on individual job roles applied for under the visa.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/09/2022 10:29:05 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1661891

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations in the report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published in October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	200418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to drive forward commitments made in our response to the Independent Inquiry, published in May. We are making good progress, including recently concluding the mandatory reporting call for evidence. We will continue to engage with stakeholders and victims and survivors to ensure we are using all levers we can to tackle this horrific crime. The Home Secretary has also committed to providing an update on progress to Parliament in November.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 18/10/2023 09:24:57 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome