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1401439

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: 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 Answer 57193 of 25 October 2021, when her Department’s revised policy on entry clearance fee waivers will be published.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	100738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The overseas fee waiver policy is being revised to include an assessment of affordability for specified applications on the human rights route.</p><p>The revised policy and related application system is currently being developed and is expected to be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/01/2022 16:38:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1401502

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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, how many people have applied to the EU Settlement Scheme via the Relevant Person of Northern Ireland route.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	100739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>Information on EUSS applications which relate specifically to family members of ‘relevant persons of Northern Ireland’ is not recorded in a reportable form on our case management system and is therefore not available.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/01/2022 16:36:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1241733

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit, whether a relevant person from Northern Ireland who has not been residing in the UK for the six months prior to making an application for that permit intends to return to Northern Ireland with their non-EEA family members is eligible for that permit.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	101070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The relevant non-EEA national family members of a relevant person of Northern Ireland can apply for an EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit to accompany that person to, or join them in, the UK, where the relevant person of Northern Ireland holds status under the EU Settlement Scheme or (were they not a British citizen, where they are one) would be granted this status if they applied.</p><p>The potential eligibility for status under the scheme of the relevant person of Northern Ireland will require they have the requisite continuity of residence in the UK, which generally means they will not have been absent from the UK for more than six months.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/10/2020 11:45:26 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1403307

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2022
	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 proportion of applications to the EU Settlement Scheme via the Relevant Person of Northern Ireland route are successful; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of that route to Settled Status.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	105771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Consistent with UK Government commitments given to support the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland, applications to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) can be made by family members of a ‘relevant person of Northern Ireland’, that is of a British or Irish citizen born in Northern Ireland to at least one parent who was then a British or Irish citizen or otherwise entitled to reside permanently in Northern Ireland.</p><p>Information on the outcome of EUSS applications which relate specifically to family members of ‘relevant persons of Northern Ireland’ is not recorded in a reportable form on our case management system and is therefore not available.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/01/2022 17:21:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1467179

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Ukraine
	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 adequacy of access to (a) healthcare and (b) prescription medication for Ukrainian nationals who have seasonal workers' visas and no access to public funds.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	11913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>Access to healthcare is not considered as a public fund. For this reason, the ability of a migrant to access healthcare is not dependent on whether they are subject to a No Recourse to Public Funds condition.</p><p>Following the changes to the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas) Visitors Regulations made in March 2022, Ukrainian nationals with lawful status in the UK are exempt from being charged for NHS treatment received on or after 24 February 2022, except where statutory charges may apply i.e. NHS prescriptions, NHS dental care, NHS sight tests and optical vouchers. A person can qualify for exemption from charges if they meet one of the relevant exemption criteria.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 16:36:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1423017

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	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 or guidance is on the number of bags of belongings that people housed in asylum accommodation may keep with them when being transferred to new accommodation; and if she will publish that guidance.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	125588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>An overarching Policy Equality Statement was updated in 2020 as part of the establishment of the ‘Asylum Accommodation and Support Transformation’ which can be found on Gov.uk.</p><p>Accommodation providers have responsibility for transporting possessions when asylum seekers are moved from one address to another. The policy on ‘possessions’ belonging to an asylum seeker who is supported by the Home Office is set out in Chapter 14 of the Asylum Support: Policy Bulletins Instruction, which is also on Gov.uk.</p><p>Work to ascertain backdated payments following the High Court judgment, EWHC 2514 of 4 October 2021 is currently being undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 125589 125590 question first answered 28/02/2022 17:48:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1423018

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the High Court judgment, EWHC 2514 of 4 October 2021 by issuing backdated payments to asylum-seekers accommodated in hotels.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	125589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>An overarching Policy Equality Statement was updated in 2020 as part of the establishment of the ‘Asylum Accommodation and Support Transformation’ which can be found on Gov.uk.</p><p>Accommodation providers have responsibility for transporting possessions when asylum seekers are moved from one address to another. The policy on ‘possessions’ belonging to an asylum seeker who is supported by the Home Office is set out in Chapter 14 of the Asylum Support: Policy Bulletins Instruction, which is also on Gov.uk.</p><p>Work to ascertain backdated payments following the High Court judgment, EWHC 2514 of 4 October 2021 is currently being undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 125588 125590 question first answered 28/02/2022 17:48:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1423041

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	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 carried out an equality impact assessment on her Department’s policy, as set out in Chapter 14 of the guidance Asylum Support: Policy Bulletins Instruction, to limit the amount of items people in asylum accommodation are allowed to have with them, with particular regard to the potential equalities impacts on children and families.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	125590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>An overarching Policy Equality Statement was updated in 2020 as part of the establishment of the ‘Asylum Accommodation and Support Transformation’ which can be found on Gov.uk.</p><p>Accommodation providers have responsibility for transporting possessions when asylum seekers are moved from one address to another. The policy on ‘possessions’ belonging to an asylum seeker who is supported by the Home Office is set out in Chapter 14 of the Asylum Support: Policy Bulletins Instruction, which is also on Gov.uk.</p><p>Work to ascertain backdated payments following the High Court judgment, EWHC 2514 of 4 October 2021 is currently being undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 125588 125589 question first answered 28/02/2022 17:48:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1331212

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	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, with reference to the guidance on late applications to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), whether (a) not knowing about the scheme or deadline will be considered a reasonable ground for a late application to the EUSS or (b) an applicant will need to show they had a good reason for not knowing.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	13253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office has received more than 5.6 million applications to the EU Settlement Scheme and issued more than 5 million grants of status, to 31 May 2021. Our focus remains on encouraging those EU citizens and their family members eligible for the scheme who have yet to apply to do so before the 30 June 2021 deadline for those resident in the UK by the end of the transition period.</p><p>In line with the Citizens’ Rights Agreements, we have made clear where a person eligible for status under the scheme has reasonable grounds for missing the 30 June 2021 deadline, they will be given a further opportunity to apply. The guidance on reasonable grounds for submitting a late application we published on 1 April 2021 includes where there are compelling practical or compassionate reasons why a person may have been unaware of the requirement to apply to the scheme by the deadline or may have failed to do so.</p><p>The guidance is non-exhaustive and will underpin a flexible and pragmatic approach to considering late applications in light of the circumstances of each case. This will include where the applicant acquired a right of permanent residence under EU law, but did not obtain a document certifying this.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 13254 question first answered 18/06/2021 11:42:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1331213

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	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, with reference to the guidance on late applications to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), for what reasons the right to make a late application extended to people unaware of the need to apply for the EUSS because they have an EU right of permanent residence is limited to those with a document from her Department to certify permanent residence, when that document is not required for an individual to have permanent residence status under the EEA Regulations.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	13254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office has received more than 5.6 million applications to the EU Settlement Scheme and issued more than 5 million grants of status, to 31 May 2021. Our focus remains on encouraging those EU citizens and their family members eligible for the scheme who have yet to apply to do so before the 30 June 2021 deadline for those resident in the UK by the end of the transition period.</p><p>In line with the Citizens’ Rights Agreements, we have made clear where a person eligible for status under the scheme has reasonable grounds for missing the 30 June 2021 deadline, they will be given a further opportunity to apply. The guidance on reasonable grounds for submitting a late application we published on 1 April 2021 includes where there are compelling practical or compassionate reasons why a person may have been unaware of the requirement to apply to the scheme by the deadline or may have failed to do so.</p><p>The guidance is non-exhaustive and will underpin a flexible and pragmatic approach to considering late applications in light of the circumstances of each case. This will include where the applicant acquired a right of permanent residence under EU law, but did not obtain a document certifying this.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 13253 question first answered 18/06/2021 11:42:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry