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1137758

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	VFS Global: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints were made to his Department on the Next Generation Visa Services contract delivered by VFS Global in the most recent period for which statistics are available.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	275238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Our performance against service standard in relation to customer complaints for UKVI can be at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-may-2019" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-may-2019</a>. we do not publish stats on complaints received in relation to individual supplier performance:</p><p>We are aware that there have been some issues with the VFS document system and UKVI is working with VFS as a priority on a number of actions to improve the service, utilising customer feedback to target areas of improvement.</p><p>In parallel we are improving our management information reporting package which allows us to regularly monitor the heath and performance of the VFS systems.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 275239 question first answered 16/07/2019 11:02:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1137761

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	VFS Global
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the technical competency of the digital systems used for document collection by VFS Global in service delivery of the Next Generation Visa Services contract.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	275239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Our performance against service standard in relation to customer complaints for UKVI can be at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-may-2019" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-may-2019</a>. we do not publish stats on complaints received in relation to individual supplier performance:</p><p>We are aware that there have been some issues with the VFS document system and UKVI is working with VFS as a priority on a number of actions to improve the service, utilising customer feedback to target areas of improvement.</p><p>In parallel we are improving our management information reporting package which allows us to regularly monitor the heath and performance of the VFS systems.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 275238 question first answered 16/07/2019 11:02:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1139715

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2019 to Question 251240 on 101 Calls: Fees and Charges, whether (a) that review has concluded and (b) he plans to place a copy of that review in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	278582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Following an announcement by the Home Secretary on 28 May, the Home Office is making 101 calls free of charge to the public from 1 April 2020.</p><p>The decision has been published on the Home Office website and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-to-scrap-101-non-emergency-number-charges" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-to-scrap-101-non-emergency-number-charges</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 22/07/2019 16:05:51 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1147202

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Crispin Odey
	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 publish (a) the outcome of all meetings and (b) all call logs between Ministers of her Department and Mr Crispin Odey.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	292347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/10/2019 17:17:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1147848

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	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, what guidance her Department has published on the application process for indefinite leave to remain for a person has previously been granted discretionary leave to remain.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	293711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The guidance on the application process for indefinite leave to remain for a person who has previously been granted discretionary leave is published on GOV.UK at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/settle-in-the-uk/y/you-have-discretionary-leave" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/settle-in-the-uk/y/you-have-discretionary-leave</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 07/10/2019 15:52:43 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1151013

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Glasgow East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are resident in Glasgow East constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	2927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly figures on the number of asylum seekers housed in dispersed accommodation, including under Section 95 and Section 4, by local authority in the Immigration Statistics release, in table as_16q and 17q in volume 4 of the Asylum data tables. These are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to</a></p><p>The figures can not be broken down into individual constituencies, however there were 3982 asylum seekers supported under section 95 accommodated in Glasgow in June 2019. There are additional asylum seekers housed in Glasgow and supported by section 4 support. Figures for section 4 support are only available for the United Kingdom (available in link above).</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/10/2019 17:01:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1184736

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Coronavirus
	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 Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that refugees and asylum seekers have access to information on the covid-19 outbreak in languages other than English.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	28773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office are engaging with the wider Voluntary and Community sector via the British Red Cross to ensure that the refugees and migrants they are supporting are aware of the Government advice and are clear about the importance of adhering to it.</p><p>All asylum accommodation providers continue to provide translated public health guidance, available in 12 languages, and instructions to service users.  Where appropriate, service users are supported to ensure that they can self-isolate effectively.</p><p>Public Health England is also coordinating engagement through its local centres, linking into local authorities and their Directors of Public Health.  They have also translated advice on social distancing and self-isolation into multiple languages, in addition to material provided by Doctors of the World, which is based on the Government’s advice. This advice can be found within the Migrant Health Guide at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nhs-entitlements-migrant-health-guide#main-messages" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nhs-entitlements-migrant-health-guide#main-messages</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/06/2020 12:59:02 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1187472

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Detention Centres: Coronavirus
	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 Cabinet colleagues on the legal implications of immigration detention during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	901769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2020 answer text <p>As part of the Department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Home Secretary had frequent and regular conversations with Cabinet colleagues including considering the impact on immigration detention.</p><p>Immigration Enforcement has responded to the unique circumstances of the coronavirus outbreak and are following the latest guidance from Public Health England. On 26 March, the High Court ruled that our approach to detention and Coronavirus was sensible, with the appropriate precautionary measures in place.</p><p>Further guidance on managing COVID-19 in immigration removal centres was published on gov.uk on 5 June <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-immigration-removal-centres&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMichael.Camp3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce1d4e31a60334f3ea7bc08d828c1da3d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637304160336032190&amp;sdata=9U6hOzHQN4F%2Bn49%2BEbqq7K5FNdyScYTbEdoDPexwI9I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-immigration-removal-centres</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/08/2020 10:00:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1198818

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter of 12 May 2020 from Councillor Jennifer Layden and all hon. Members representing Glasgow constituencies.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	52378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The UKVI service standard for providing a response is currently 20 working days. The correspondence from Councillor Jennifer Layden was received on 12 May 2020 and a full response will be sent by 10th June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 04/06/2020 16:33:16 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1253887

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Sleeping Rough
	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 compliance of the new discretionary power in the Immigration Rules to refuse or cancel a person’s permission to stay in the UK on the basis of that person’s rough sleeping with (a) the public sector equality duty, (b) Section 6 Human Rights Act 1998, (c) Articles 2,3, 8 and 14 European Convention of Human Rights and (d) covid-related public health policy (i) in general and (ii) with respect to BAME groups.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	118096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The new Immigration Rules make provision for the refusal or cancellation of permission to stay in the UK on the basis of rough sleeping. The new rule will apply on a discretionary basis to non-EEA nationals from 1 December 2020 and to newly arriving EEA nationals from 1 January 2021. The provision will be used sparingly and only where individuals have refused support offers such as accommodation and are engaged in persistent anti-social behaviour.</p><p>A person is expected to leave the UK if their leave is cancelled or refused, including where they have been refused protection status and have no other legal basis to remain here. If they do not choose to leave voluntarily we may enforce their removal. They will not be subject to deportation action unless they have been convicted of criminal offences other than those relating to immigration, or have demonstrated serious or persistent criminality, or for reasons of national security.</p><p>Guidance will be provided for decision-makers to make clear the circumstances in which permission may be cancelled or refused, and this will be available on GOV.UK when the new provision comes into force.</p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment was completed for all the Immigration Rules laid on 22 October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 118097 118098 question first answered 24/11/2020 14:09:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden