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1240235

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Criminal Records: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether access to the (a) European Criminal Records Information system and (b) Schengen Information system for (i) Police Scotland and (ii) the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service will be maintained after the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
	uin	99117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>We continue to discuss with the EU an agreement on law enforcement and criminal justice cooperation in criminal matters. The agreement should equip operational partners on both sides with the capabilities that help protect citizens and bring criminals to justice promoting the security of all our citizens. As set out in the UK’s <em>Approach to Negotiations</em>, we have proposed this should include capabilities similar to those provided by the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) and by SIS II.</p><p>Our focus is on reaching an agreement with the EU and we will continue to work hard to achieve it. We are also working closely with the police, other law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in the UK, as well as the devolved administrations, to ensure we are ready for a range of possible outcomes at the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/10/2020 11:42:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1243372

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Foreign 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 she is taking to extend the visas of foreign nationals stranded in the UK due to travel restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
	uin	103625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has put in place measures for visa customers both in the UK and overseas to help during the Covid-19 outbreak and will continue to monitor the situation. The latest information and guidance for customers is available on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents</a>.</p><p>It confirms if you intend to leave the UK but have not been able to do so and you have a visa or leave which expires between 1 September and 31 October 2020, you may request additional time to stay, also known as ‘exceptional assurance’, by contacting the coronavirus immigration team (CIT).</p><p>The UK Government is committed to supporting the most vulnerable and is closely monitoring the Covid-19 situation worldwide. Policy decisions will be taken as needed based on how the situation develops.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/10/2020 15:44:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

648821

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on plans to bring forward legislative proposals to support firefighters who joined the Firefighters Pension Scheme 1992 before the age of 20 who were required to continue paying pension contributions beyond the maximum entitlement before drawing their pension.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
	uin	55573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has brought forward legislative amendments to the 1992 Firefighters’ Pension Scheme to address this issue in England, which came into force on 30 September 2016. These amendments ensure that a firefighter who accrues maximum pensionable service in the scheme will be entitled to a pension contributions holiday until they reach the age of 50.</p><p>The provision applies retrospectively to 1 December 2006 and affected firefighters may be entitled to a refund of some of their contributions. Fire and Rescue Authorities are expected to make the majority of those refund payments by the end of March 2017.</p><p>The Devolved Administrations have responsibility for firefighters’ pension schemes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/12/2016 17:18:40 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

708292

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on reviewing the process for visit visa applications.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
	uin	909067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK provides an excellent visa service, with application points in over 300 countries around the world.</p><p>The Home Office is continuously working to refine and improve the products and services on offer to customers, and keeps the efficiency and effectiveness of the visa application process under regular review.</p><p>Recent improvements include the launch of a new online application route for visitors, and the expansion of priority visa services.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 06/03/2017 16:29:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

711493

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to reinstate the right to appeal visa decisions.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
	uin	68073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to reinstate the right to appeal visit visa decisions.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/03/2017 15:45:43 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

711494

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will review the application process for visit visas to ensure the requirements are as clear as possible; and if she will make it her policy to include additional questions on the financial support of applicants and the family ties applicants retain in their home states.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
	uin	68074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The visit visa application form already includes questions about an applicant’s personal and financial circumstances. There is also a section where an applicant can provide any other information that they may feel is relevant to their application.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Home Office is continuously working to refine and improve the products and services on offer to customers, and keeps the efficiency and effectiveness of the visa application process under regular review. Recent improvements include the launch of a new online application route for visitors, and the expansion of priority visa services.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/03/2017 15:17:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

996988

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that its policies on immigration enable the hiring of the number of skilled migrants that the UK requires.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Bill Grant
	uin	907315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring our migration system works in the national interest by enabling employers to recruit skilled-migrants from overseas.</p><p>In July, we exempted doctors and nurses from the annual cap, which freed up hundreds of places a month for other sectors of the economy.</p><p>This has had a positive impact and the cap is no longer oversubscribed.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 29/10/2018 17:07:23 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
	tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

967856

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what timetable he has in place for spending the £190 million allocated to the roll-out of full-fibre broadband.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Bill Grant
	uin	170393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The £190m Local Full Fibre Networks Programme’s Challenge Fund will be allocated directly to local bodies. As a condition of the grant agreement, all funding allocated to local bodies will need to be spent by the end of March 2021. Each local body will operate as the delivery lead for their project, so the timetable for spending their funding prior to this deadline will vary for each project according to their delivery schedule.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2018 16:09:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

967863

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Tourism: Ayrshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he next plans to hold meetings with representatives of (a) the Scottish Government, (b) East Ayrshire Council and (c) South Ayrshire Council on promoting tourism in Ayrshire.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Bill Grant
	uin	170395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for DCMS met with the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs this August to discuss a range of issues, including Scottish tourism. We currently have no plans to meet East Ayrshire Council or South Ayrshire Council.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, DCMS officials meet regularly with officials from the Scottish Government to discuss a range of topics relating to tourism. The Scottish Government are also observers on the Tourism Industry Council.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 12/09/2018 10:25:44 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

1217889

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ammunition and Radioactive Waste: Beaufort's Dyke
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent environmental assessment the Government has made of the level of deterioration of munitions and nuclear waste dumped in the sea between Scotland and Northern Ireland at the site known as Beaufort's Dyke.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
	uin	65014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not undertaken any routine monitoring of items disposed in Beaufort's Dyke.</p><p> </p><p>Historic information on the sea disposals at Beaufort's Dyke and other locations is available through The National Archives at:</p><p> </p><p>https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121203135425/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/HealthandSafetyPublications/DSEA/DisposalOfMunitionsAtSea.htm</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 02/07/2020 16:21:44 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans