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1149912

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Spain
	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 her Spanish counterpart on the potential mutual benefits of short term visa free travel for the purposes of tourism.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>EEA and Swiss nationals will be able to continue to travel to the UK for holidays or short-term trips as they do now, without needing a visa.</p><p>The EU has also announced that UK nationals would be able to enter the EU visa-free for short periods after the country’s exit, provided EU nationals enjoy the same conditions when travelling to the UK.</p><p>Both these arrangements apply whether we leave the EU with or without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/10/2019 12:05:30 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1124916

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the salary exemption for nurses under Tier 2 visas will (a) be maintained and (b) extended to EEA citizens after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	251319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that we want all EU nationals, including those working in the NHS and the care sector, to stay in the UK after we leave the EU.</p><p><br>In December 2018, the Government set out its proposals in “The UK’s future Skills-based Immigration System” White Paper. The White Paper proposals include a new route for skilled workers which will be open to anyone at RQF level 3 and above, irrespective of where they are applying from. This route will not be capped allowing all of those who meet our requirements to come to the UK and we intend to abolish the existing Resident Labour Market Test for highly skilled roles.</p><p><br>The White Paper also includes, as a transitional measure, a temporary workers route which will be open to anyone from qualifying countries, wishing to fill positions at any skill level, for up to 12 months. We do not intend to impose a cap on the number of people wishing to use the route.</p><p><br>In their report on the impact of EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended maintaining the existing system of salary thresholds.</p><p>The Government is undertaking an extensive programme of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across the UK, over the course of this year, including with the private, public and voluntary sector and local government, as well as industry representatives and individual businesses before taking a final decision on the level of salary thresholds.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 251318 251320 question first answered 15/05/2019 09:36:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1383875

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Musicians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of specialised visa renewals for touring groups to streamline the (a) time and (b) cost of visa applications for working musicians.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	85273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>Overseas musicians and performers make an important contribution to the UK's creative sector and are very welcome in the United Kingdom. We therefore offer a range of immigration routes for creative workers.</p><p>Visiting artists, entertainers and musicians can come to the UK and perform at events, take part in competitions and auditions, make personal appearances and take part in promotional activities for up to six months without the need for formal sponsorship or a work visa if they are not receiving payment beyond expenses or prize money.</p><p>Those from non-visa national countries can come to perform in the UK and be paid without the need to obtain a visa in advance for up to one month under the Permitted Paid Engagement route, up to three months if they have been assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship by a licenced sponsor or for up to six months if performing at a Permit Free Festival. With no requirement to obtain a visa prior to travel, these options provide a flexible system which enables performance slots to be filled at short notice and reduces the administrative burden for performers.</p><p>For longer-term work, the Temporary Work – Creative Worker visa allows creative workers to come to the UK to undertake paid engagements for up to twelve months, which can be extended for a further twelve months in certain cases. We also offer priority and super priority services for those who wish to receive a quicker decision on their visa application (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/faster-decision-visa-settlement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/faster-decision-visa-settlement</a>).</p><p>Fees are kept under review and are set taking account of the charging powers provided by Section 68(9) of the Immigration Act 2014, which include the ability to set fees based on: the cost of processing the application, the benefits and entitlements provided by a successful application and the wider cost of the Migration and Borders system. Full details of which can be reviewed via the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukpga%2F2014%2F22%2Fsection%2F68&amp;data=04%7C01%7CRebecca.Scully%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C8e3ff2f2b6504714002208d9b58164a3%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637740389601471407%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=pSTxF%2BnLS2Xq3c9Mnrc4X%2BSOWEgiINsmTw3CrdEbCUw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/68</a></p><p>Income from fees charged for immigration and nationality applications plays a vital role in our ability to run a sustainable immigration and nationality system. Application fees have increased in recent years to reduce the funding that comes from general taxation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/12/2021 15:31:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1199484

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department will use to determine the lifting of covid-19 quarantine measures at UK ports of entry.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	53435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>Public health will always come first. The government will carefully assess the impact of these measures in preventing transmission of coronavirus in the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The need for the restrictions, and the requirements imposed, will be reviewed in line with social distancing measures, currently every three weeks. The first review will be in the last week of June.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider factors such as SAGE advice, the domestic and international incidence of Covid-19, the level of infection and transmission, emerging scientific evidence for antibody and other screening methods being appropriate for international travel health measures, economic impact, and initiatives being trialled to ensure safe travel.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/06/2020 12:45:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1290219

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has held discussions with Cabinet colleagues on how the UK will allow international travel when the global covid-19 infection rate decreases.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	159304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Roadmap to Recovery, future decisions will be considered by the Global Travel Taskforce which will report with recommendations for resuming international travel on 12 April.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/03/2021 13:50:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355696

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Theft: Criminal Investigation
	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 improve the effectiveness of the investigation of suspected (a) theft and (b) dog theft offences.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	50022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>Investigation of suspected theft is a matter for the police. The Government is committed to recruiting 20,000 more police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, the police have now recruited an extra 9,814 officers, 49% of the 20,000-officer target.</p><p>We recognise the distress dog and indeed all pet theft causes and are committed to doing more to prevent these cruel crimes. As part of the work of the Government’s Pet Theft Taskforce, which launched on 8 May, we have assembled evidence and considered the issue from end to end, including causes, prevention, reporting, enforcement and prosecution.</p><p>The report of the Taskforce was published on 2 September and as well as recommending a new pet abduction offence, the Taskforce recommended the Government continues to work with the police to improve consistent recording and data collection of pet thefts, and makes improvements to pet microchipping to support the identification of lost and stolen dogs.</p><p>The report of the Taskforce can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pet-theft-taskforce-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pet-theft-taskforce-report</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 24/09/2021 11:30:18 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1236711

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victim Support Schemes
	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 has taken to provide practical support to people discovered in modern slavery rings by police sting operations.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	93596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>Police forces are designated First Responders and are trained to spot the signs of modern slavery, and on how to refer potential victims into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM); the UK’s system for identifying and supporting victims.</p><p>Support to victims of modern slavery is a devolved matter. In England and Wales, potential victims of modern slavery are supported through a mixture of mainstream support and specialist support through the Victim Care Contract delivered by The Salvation Army. In Northern Ireland, Belfast &amp; Lisburn Women’s Aid and Migrant Help are the two specialist support providers, contracted by the Department of Justice.</p><p>In terms of the practical support on offer, potential adult victims can receive accommodation, financial support, assistance in accessing mental and physical health care including counselling, and access to legal support, compensation and protective measures in court to enable them to support the Government in prosecuting their exploiters. This support provision is replicated in Northern Ireland.</p><p>A new Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract was awarded in June for services across England and Wales. During the first year of the contract the government will work with law enforcement partners to test the set-up and operation of a new provision of Places of Safety. The service is aimed at the most vulnerable victims rescued from exploitation and will provide them with a safe place for up to three working days to consider if they want to enter the NRM.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/09/2020 15:33:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1127104

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that EEA nationals are able to carry out seasonal work in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	255331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to developing a future borders and immigration system that will cater for all sectors of the UK, including for those who employ seasonal workers.Our proposals in the immigration White Paper, the UK’s Future Skills-Based Immigration System, include a temporary short-term workers route which will be open to people at any level, including seasonal workers.</p><p>As the Government has been clear, we are launching a twelve month engagement process in order to listen to businesses and organisations. As part of this, there has already been engagement with employers a broad range of sectors. We will consider the feedback from this process before making final decisions.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/05/2019 12:43:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1337233

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Retail Trade: Harassment
	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 tackle (a) verbal and (b) physical abuse faced by retail workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	16846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government conducted a call for evidence on violence and abuse toward shop staff to understand the extent of the issue and how we can work with retailers and police to improve the response to these crimes. The Government’s formal response was published 7 July 2020 and is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fviolence-and-abuse-toward-shop-staff-call-for-evidence&amp;data=04%7C01%7CFozia.Forsyth%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce6e3c1b87ba4487396cf08d92a5649a1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637587372346138923%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=3gL0JAW0qW8%2BMFRzcr27I6AwQegO5MXXf0vZMilOUBc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/violence-and-abuse-toward-shop-staff-call-for-evidence</a></p><p>To address the actions raised in the call for evidence the Home Office has worked closely with retailers and trade organisations through the National Retail Crime Steering Group. We have developed resources to assist retailers to report crimes when they occur, resources for shop staff who are victims of violence and abuse, and the #Shopkind communications campaign. The downloadable resources are free to use and are available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrc.org.uk%2Fnrcsg-against-shop-worker-abuse-and-violence%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CFozia.Forsyth%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce6e3c1b87ba4487396cf08d92a5649a1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637587372346148878%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=drORsw8lKIockrV97lvIylbWxKZ55rxUnr4KkaH8Wps%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://brc.org.uk/nrcsg-against-shop-worker-abuse-and-violence/</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/06/2021 10:12:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1341686

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	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 protect child refugees who are brought into the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	24178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>Since 2015, the UK has resettled over 25,000 refugees, around half of whom have been children.</p><p>The Government continues to welcome refugees through the global UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS).</p><p>The majority of child refugees are resettled with their family members, although some unaccompanied child refugees are resettled where the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees judges it to be in the best interests of the child.</p><p>Local authorities and community sponsor groups provide support to resettled refugees on arrival, including safeguarding for child refugees. The Government provides a support package to local authorities to enable that support and the integration of all refugees resettled through our schemes.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/07/2021 14:19:45 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon