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1029564

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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, which countries his Department has identified as a low risk of abuse of the immigration system.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	204531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We use our immigration system to help mitigate a wide range of threats to the UK. Risk is used and assessed at many places within the immigration system and the risk posed by different countries is determined by looking at the full range of threats to the UK, not just immigration abuse.</p><p>Those countries where such risks may be lower will not usually be subject to our visa regime and will be non-visa nationals. All cases are decided on the individual merits of the application.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/01/2019 12:42:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1029563

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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, which countries his Department has identified as a high risk of abuse of the immigration system.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	204530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We use our immigration system to help mitigate a wide range of threats to the UK. Risk is used and assessed at many places within the immigration system and the risk posed by different countries is determined by looking at the full range of threats to the UK, not just immigration abuse.</p><p>Those countries where such risks may be higher will usually be subject to our visa regime and will be visa nationals. All cases are decided on the individual merits of the application.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/01/2019 12:41:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

620002

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a sunset clause on her Department's use of Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	49896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The contract with GEO Ltd to operate Dungavel immigration removal centre (IRC) does not contain a sunset clause. It is extendable for 12 months at a time, until September 2019. It is currently extended to September 2017.</p><p>The closure of Dungavel IRC is dependent on the success of the planning application for the new short term holding facility near Glasgow airport, currently under consideration by Renfrewshire Council.</p><p>The Government announced that it intended to close Dungavel when the new short term holding facility is ready, and therefore it is the Government’s policy to reserve its right to continue to use Dungavel for the purposes of immigration detention should the planning application be unsuccessful.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49894 49895 question first answered 31/10/2016 17:24:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1123900

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	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, whether the impact assessment on the European temporary leave to remain scheme included an assessment of the effect of that scheme on the differentiated system of academic courses across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	249330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The transitional arrangements under European Temporary Leave to Remain will only be required in the event that the UK leaves the EU without securing a deal. The Government has been clear that leaving the EU with a deal remains our top priority.</p><p>The Government has regular contact with representatives of the education sector, and the Scottish Government, and will continue to consult with the relevant stakeholders during the course of our 12 month engagement with stakeholders on the UK’s future skills-based immigration system.</p><p>As we move towards the future system, the Government will continue to consult with internal stakeholders to ensure that operational capability is given due consideration as we build an immigration system that works for the whole of the UK, including the education sector.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 249331 249332 249333 question first answered 07/05/2019 16:23:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

479639

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Calais
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to relax the Government's position on the settlement of refugees in Calais to allow the settlement of unaccompanied children in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	31564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>Individuals in France in need of international protection should claim asylum there in line with established EU and international principles. Once asylum has been claimed in France or in any other European country participating in the Dublin Regulation the UK will uphold all obligations to consider requests to take charge of an application on the grounds of family unity. Asylum must be claimed in France to begin this process and we have no plans to change our position on this.</p><p>The UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August has committed our two governments to establishing a permanent official contact group focused on ensuring that the efficient and effective use of the Dublin Regulation, including the provisions on family unity.</p><p>A senior Home Office official has been seconded to the Interior Ministry’s Dublin Unit in Paris in part to assist with the identification of potential requests for the UK to take charge of asylum seeking children in France and to bring them into the Dublin Regulation procedure without delay.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/03/2016 12:37:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

620006

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
	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 to reserve the right to continue to use Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre in the event that the plan to establish a new detention facility at Glasgow Airport does not go ahead.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	49894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The contract with GEO Ltd to operate Dungavel immigration removal centre (IRC) does not contain a sunset clause. It is extendable for 12 months at a time, until September 2019. It is currently extended to September 2017.</p><p>The closure of Dungavel IRC is dependent on the success of the planning application for the new short term holding facility near Glasgow airport, currently under consideration by Renfrewshire Council.</p><p>The Government announced that it intended to close Dungavel when the new short term holding facility is ready, and therefore it is the Government’s policy to reserve its right to continue to use Dungavel for the purposes of immigration detention should the planning application be unsuccessful.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49895 49896 question first answered 31/10/2016 17:24:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1123903

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
	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 prepare for a potential increase in applications for Tier 4 visas from students as a result of the European temporary leave to remain scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	249332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The transitional arrangements under European Temporary Leave to Remain will only be required in the event that the UK leaves the EU without securing a deal. The Government has been clear that leaving the EU with a deal remains our top priority.</p><p>The Government has regular contact with representatives of the education sector, and the Scottish Government, and will continue to consult with the relevant stakeholders during the course of our 12 month engagement with stakeholders on the UK’s future skills-based immigration system.</p><p>As we move towards the future system, the Government will continue to consult with internal stakeholders to ensure that operational capability is given due consideration as we build an immigration system that works for the whole of the UK, including the education sector.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 249330 249331 249333 question first answered 07/05/2019 16:23:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

60638

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discusssions she has had with the Passport Office about the updating of advice on timescales during busy periods for (a) the renewal of a passport and (b) the time it will take for staff to call an applicant back.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	199578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Ministers have held frequent recent discussions with Her Majesty's Passport Office.<br><br>Current advice for customers on expected service standards is published on <br>https://www.gov.uk.<br><br>The current guideline for returning calls to customers is to do so within 48 <br>hours. Her Majesty's Passport Office gives priority to those with the most immediate <br>travel plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/07/2014 15:43:14 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

620007

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on its plans to close Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre and to establish a new detention facility at Glasgow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	49895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The contract with GEO Ltd to operate Dungavel immigration removal centre (IRC) does not contain a sunset clause. It is extendable for 12 months at a time, until September 2019. It is currently extended to September 2017.</p><p>The closure of Dungavel IRC is dependent on the success of the planning application for the new short term holding facility near Glasgow airport, currently under consideration by Renfrewshire Council.</p><p>The Government announced that it intended to close Dungavel when the new short term holding facility is ready, and therefore it is the Government’s policy to reserve its right to continue to use Dungavel for the purposes of immigration detention should the planning application be unsuccessful.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49894 49896 question first answered 31/10/2016 17:24:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1029561

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what occupations would be considered (a) high-skilled, (b) medium-skilled and (c) low-skilled in the context of The UK's future skills-based immigration system White Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	204529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the White Paper, ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’, we propose to define high, medium and lower skilled occupation by referring to the national Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) levels. High-skilled roles require skills at degree level or above (RQF 6 and above); medium-skilled require skills between A-Level and Foundation Degree, or equivalent (RQF 3-5) and lower-skilled roles include those at GCSE level or below (below RQF 3).</p><p>Occupations falling into each of these skill levels will be set out in codes of practice. The existing codes of practice for our current main immigration work route under Tier 2 can be found at Appendix J of the published immigration rules, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-j-codes-of-practice-for-skilled-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-j-codes-of-practice-for-skilled-work</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 204528 question first answered 07/01/2019 12:59:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan