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922361

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	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 case of Inga Lockington, if he will assess the effectiveness of the rules on applying for naturalisation for non-UK EU citizens who have lived in Britain for more than five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	152632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>The requirement for applicants who are permanently resident in the UK under the EEA Regulations to provide a document confirming this as part of their naturalisation application was introduced in 2015. The requirement is set out in the application form and accompanying guidance which everyone is advised to read before applying, as well the naturalisation pages on Gov.uk.</p><p>Where an EEA national does not possess a permanent residence card, then they would still be able to demonstrate that they are free from immigration time restrictions if they have obtained that status through alternative means, such as being granted indefinite leave under the Immigration Rules. However, where they seek to rely on residence under the EEA Regulations then a permanent residence card is required.</p><p>The requirement for EEA nationals to provide a document confirming their permanent residence as part of an application to naturalise is in line with the requirements for all other nationals and those EEA nationals who settled under the Immigration Rules, such as Mrs Lockington. Whilst it is regrettable that Mrs Lockington’s application was initially refused, this was promptly addressed and the correct decision reached once brought to the attention of UKVI.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 152631 152633 question first answered 15/06/2018 10:54:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

922362

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	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 proof of residency EU citizens who apply for British citizenship are able to provide if they do not have permanent residence cards.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	152633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>The requirement for applicants who are permanently resident in the UK under the EEA Regulations to provide a document confirming this as part of their naturalisation application was introduced in 2015. The requirement is set out in the application form and accompanying guidance which everyone is advised to read before applying, as well the naturalisation pages on Gov.uk.</p><p>Where an EEA national does not possess a permanent residence card, then they would still be able to demonstrate that they are free from immigration time restrictions if they have obtained that status through alternative means, such as being granted indefinite leave under the Immigration Rules. However, where they seek to rely on residence under the EEA Regulations then a permanent residence card is required.</p><p>The requirement for EEA nationals to provide a document confirming their permanent residence as part of an application to naturalise is in line with the requirements for all other nationals and those EEA nationals who settled under the Immigration Rules, such as Mrs Lockington. Whilst it is regrettable that Mrs Lockington’s application was initially refused, this was promptly addressed and the correct decision reached once brought to the attention of UKVI.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 152631 152632 question first answered 15/06/2018 10:54:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

919239

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	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 1 May 2018 to Question 138367, whether the information requested relating to the proportion of released detainees who were subsequently detained has been published; and in what format that information is held.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	151045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested has not been published.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested with regards to the proportion of released detainees who were subsequently detained within (i) one month of their release and (ii) six months of their release, in a reportable format. The information requested could only be supplied at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/06/2018 15:17:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

892219

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation
	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 24 April 2018 to Question 136771 on Deportation, when the Home Office Manual of Escorting Safely (HOMES) was developed; how many times HOMES has been reviewed; the last time HOMES was reviewed; and on what dates HOMES was updated.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	138365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The development of the Home Office Manual for Escorting Safely (HOMES) system started in 2013, following the appointment of the Independent Advisory Panel on Non Compliance Management. The HOMES system was rolled out to overseas and in-country escorts from June 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The redacted version of the HOMES manual was published on 26 November 2016 and can be found at the attached link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-manual-for-escorting-safely" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-manual-for-escorting-safely</a></p><p> </p><p>Changes to the HOMES system were made following an independent review carried out in March 2015. A second review took place in November 2016, resulting in further enhancements to the training package and the supporting manual. The latest update to the HOMES manual took place in April 2018. The HOMES training programme is subject to ongoing review by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Services.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/05/2018 10:19:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

892222

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	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 the 24 April to Question 136754, what the longest period is for a detainee to have been held; and how many and what proportion of released detainees were subsequently detained within (i) one month of their release and (ii) six months of their release.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	138367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested with regard to the proportion of released detainees who were subsequently detained within (i) one month of their release and (ii) six months of their release, in a reportable format. The information requested could only be supplied at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Data on length of detention is available in published figures from Immigration Statistics. The published data, which goes back to 2010 is broken down into quarters and is available within table dt_14 and can be accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/681703/detention-oct-dec-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/681703/detention-oct-dec-2017-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/05/2018 10:19:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

887190

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	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 it her policy to end (a) indefinite detention and (b) the employment of detainees to work for £1 per hour at immigration detention centres.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	136754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to detain people indefinitely under Immigration Act powers. To be lawful, detention must last no longer than is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was authorised, must not be unduly prolonged and, in relation to removal, there must be a realistic prospect of the individual’s removal within a reasonable period of time.</p><p> </p><p>As recommended by Stephen Shaw in his independent review of detainee welfare published in January 2016, the pay rates for detainees have been reconsidered, and have been maintained at current levels.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/04/2018 15:28:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

887207

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the safeguards and standards are for Government organisations or sub-contracted companies involved in forced deportation processes.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	136771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office expects the highest standards from staff and contractors working with detainees.</p><p> </p><p>Enforced removals from the UK are carried out on behalf of the Home Office by a private sector provider. Since 2014 the Home Office has required all staff involved in such removals to have successfully completed training in the techniques set out in the Home Office Manual of Escorting Safely (HOMES). HOMES is a bespoke restraint system developed by the National Offender Management Service (now Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, HMPPS) in consultation with the Independent Advisory Panel for Non Compliance Management and encourages compliance in those being removed to prevent the need for physical restraint techniques.</p><p> </p><p>All uses of restraints or force during an enforced removal from the UK are reviewed by the Home Office Use of Force Monitor with support from HMPPS and specialist medical professionals as required.</p><p> </p><p>Enforced removals processes are also subject to independent monitoring by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons and Independent Monitoring Boards.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/04/2018 16:36:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

886300

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the decision was taken to destroy the landing cards of Windrush migrants stored in her Department's offices in Croydon; and which Minister signed off that decision.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	136495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2018 answer text <p>No decision was taken to destroy ‘Windrush migrant’ information specifically and records were not categorised as being related to a ‘Windrush migrant’ or the ‘Windrush generation’. Any Windrush papers would have been destroyed in line with the retention and disposal periods set for the wider records collections in which they were located.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 03/09/2018 15:08:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

846226

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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 recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of availability of Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Visas.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	128906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route demonstrates our commitment to continuing to attract top international talent in the digital technology, science and arts sectors. On 11 January, we doubled the number of places available to applicants from 1000, to 2000, and are confident that this is sufficient to meet demand at this time. We will continue to monitor take up of the route.</p><p>All visa applications are subject to appropriate checks by the Home Office and we reserve the right to refuse applications where they fall for refusal under our general grounds for refusal. This includes where we believe applicants are attempting to abuse the immigration system or where an applicant’s previous character and conduct is not conducive to the public good.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 128909 question first answered 27/02/2018 12:08:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

846230

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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 assessment she has made of the (a) extent of and (b) reasons for the rise in the refusal rate for Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Visa applications.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	128909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route demonstrates our commitment to continuing to attract top international talent in the digital technology, science and arts sectors. On 11 January, we doubled the number of places available to applicants from 1000, to 2000, and are confident that this is sufficient to meet demand at this time. We will continue to monitor take up of the route.</p><p>All visa applications are subject to appropriate checks by the Home Office and we reserve the right to refuse applications where they fall for refusal under our general grounds for refusal. This includes where we believe applicants are attempting to abuse the immigration system or where an applicant’s previous character and conduct is not conducive to the public good.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 128906 question first answered 27/02/2018 12:08:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe