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1357179

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Food
	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 implications for her policies of the food and drink sector's proposal for a covid recovery visa scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	uin	52436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2021 answer text <p>The Points Based System already provides for a range of roles in the food and drink sector, including roles such as Butchers, subject to the rules and requirements of the system being met, including on salary.</p><p>Beyond the Points Based Systems, employers can recruit those with general work rights including the millions of people who have been granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme, those who have arrived via our settlement route for British National (Overseas) normally resident in Hong Kong and their households, those who have arrived via a family visa and those in the UK under our Youth Mobility Schemes. They have full access to the UK labour market and are free to work in the UK and can undertake any role.</p><p>But recognising the extraordinary circumstances facing businesses currently, Government is providing visas as a time-limited, temporary measure for the food sector until longer term measures to improve the supply of skills domestically. start to have an impact. This includes visas for up to:</p><p>• 4,700 HGV food drivers who will be able to arrive from late October and leave by 28 February 2022 and;</p><p>• 5,500 poultry workers will arrive from late October and stay up until 31 December 2021.</p><p>However we must see long-term solutions delivered by employers through improved testing and hiring, with better pay and working conditions, as immigration routes do not provide a guarantee of being able to recruit in a competitive global market for skilled workers.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/10/2021 16:11:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1436559

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	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 implementing a visa scheme for seasonal workers to support the agricultural industry.
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	uin	131125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office already operates such an immigration route.</p><p>The Seasonal worker visa was introduced in March 2019. There are 30,000 visas available this year, but this will begin to taper down from 2023. The total allocation of places for 2022 can increase if needed but by no more than 10,000 places.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 31/03/2022 15:29:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 56216 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1132540

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2019 to Question 260725 on European Parliament: Elections, which local authorities and electoral administrators he or his ministers have met with since the 2019 EU parliamentary elections; and whether the matter of EU citizens being prevented from voting in the 2019 European Parliament elections was discussed at any of those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	265604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet frequently with local authorities and electoral administrators to discuss<br>a wide range of electoral issues</p><p>Details of external meetings by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are published quarterly and<br>are available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2019 15:32:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1133646

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons EU citizens were not issued with an EU election voter registration and declaration form when they voted in local elections.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	267294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>It is for individual Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to decide how to fulfil their statutory duty to encourage participation by electors in the electoral process in the area in which they act and take the necessary steps to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/06/2019 16:59:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1133647

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support he provided to local authority electoral registration officers to ensure that EU citizens had sufficient time to return their declaration forms to vote in the 2019 European elections.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	267295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government took all the legal steps necessary to prepare for the European Parliament elections and put in place all the legislative and funding elements to enable Returning Officers to make their preparations required for the polls on 23 May. We also worked with Returning Officers and the Electoral Commission and other agencies such as the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) and the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) to support the smooth running of the polls.</p><p> </p><p>On 5 April the Electoral Commission published guidance for Local Returning Officers and EROs on the upcoming European Parliament elections. In this the Electoral Commission reminded EROs to prepare and issue UC1 forms to EU citizens on the electoral register. It also encouraged EROs to agree plans and timings for postal vote despatch (including how to prioritise the despatch of overseas votes). This latter point covers UK citizens living in EU countries.</p><p> </p><p>On 3 May the Electoral Commission published guidance advising EU citizens to avoid registering to vote using unofficial registration sites. In this guidance, they further stated that “any EU citizen who wants to vote in the European Parliamentary election in the UK must also print, complete and return a declaration form stating that they will only vote in the UK.” This guidance also included a link to the Your Vote Matters website where the form could be downloaded.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/06/2019 16:49:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1133650

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason his Department decided not to extend the deadline for EU citizens to return their voter registration and declaration forms for the 2019 European Parliament elections.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	267296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The latest date in which an EU citizen can submit a European Parliament Voter Registration Form (known as a UC1 form) to register as an elector in the European Parliamentary elections is 12 working days before the date of the election. For the recent European Parliamentary elections that deadline was 7th May. The 12 working day deadline is based on two provisions relating to the application process and the publication of, and alterations to, the register before the election. The provisions are contained in section 13B of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and regulation 29 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001; and the equivalent provisions in the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 and Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 as applied by Schedule 001 of the European Parliamentary Elections (Franchise of Relevant Citizens of the Union) Regulations 2001. To change the 12 working day deadline would require changes to the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The UC1 form implements a requirement under EU law. EU Council Directive 93/109/EC requires all Member States to send the details of any EU citizens’ declarations to the state they are a citizen of “sufficiently in advance of polling day” to ensure an EU citizen does not vote twice in the same European Parliamentary election. This is not a new requirement and has been in place for previous European Parliamentary elections.</p><p> </p><p>On 5 April the Electoral Commission published guidance for Local Returning Officers and EROs on the upcoming European Parliament elections. In this the Electoral Commission reminded EROs to prepare and issue UC1 forms to EU citizens on the electoral register. It also encouraged EROs to agree plans and timings for postal vote despatch (including how to prioritise the despatch of overseas votes). This latter point covers UK citizens living in EU countries.</p><p> </p><p>On 3 May the Electoral Commission published guidance advising EU citizens to avoid registering to vote using unofficial registration sites. In this guidance, they further stated that “any EU citizen who wants to vote in the European Parliamentary election in the UK must also print, complete and return a declaration form stating that they will only vote in the UK.” This guidance also included a link to the Your Vote Matters website where the form could be downloaded.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/06/2019 16:49:26 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1169940

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
	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 reassess the potential merits of the £625 immigration health surcharge for NHS staff who are not UK citizens.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	1925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the manifesto, the Government is committed to increasing the Immigration Health Surcharge to ensure that temporary migrants cover the costs of the NHS services provided to them. We will set out our detailed plans for implementing this shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/01/2020 17:07:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1169941

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Polo
	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 merits of granting special visas to foreign polo team players.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	1926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Immigration Rules governing professional sportspeople and coaches ensure that UK sports can access top end talent whilst at the same time protecting opportunities for resident players.</p><p>Entry requirements are agreed with recognised governing bodies and are subject to regular review.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/01/2020 17:30:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1169943

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
	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 Windrush compensation scheme, (a) when she plans to make the first compensation payments and (b) how much money her Department has allocated to the scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	1928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The compensation scheme opened in April 2019 and a number of claimants have received payments through the scheme.</p><p>We will publish information on the total number of claims paid and the overall amount paid out by the scheme shortly as noted in our report to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Affairs_Select_Committee" target="_blank">Home Affairs Select Committee</a> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/update-to-the-hasc-on-windrush-22-october-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/update-to-the-hasc-on-windrush-22-october-2019</a>.</p><p>In relation to the amount of money allocated to the scheme, information relating to estimated costs including compensation payments are referred to in the Home Office’s Impact Assessment IA No: HO 0329 dated 9/1/19.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/01/2020 17:27:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1169944

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Lessons Learned Review
	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 publish the report of the Windrush lessons learned review.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	1929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has not yet received the final report from Wendy Williams. On receipt it will be published as soon as practicable.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/01/2020 17:29:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan