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1046773

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Educational Testing Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether anyone has been prosecuted for taking a Toeic English language test as a proxy in place of the actual candidate.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	211620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Three individuals have been prosecuted and convicted for criminal offences in connection with taking a TOEIC English Language test as a proxy in place of the actual candidate. These convictions occurred in two separate criminal investigations undertaken by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/01/2019 17:01:24 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1047011

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
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 10 January 2019 to Question 207212 on Passports: Applications, how much (a) has been spent and (b) will be spent on radio advertising.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	211806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Of the total communications spend outlined previously (PQ 207212), £222,857 has been spent on radio and digital audio advertising. The 30 second advert aimed to raise awareness of the ease and convenience of the online passport renewal service including the £9.50 cost saving it offers for customers.</p><p>A re-launch of the campaign in the next financial year (2019/20) is being considered, with an estimate of £500,000 forecast for radio and digital audio advertising. However, this activity is dependent on the outcome of the EU Exit withdrawal agreement (in a ‘no deal’ scenario, budget would be re-allocated to activity informing passport holders about the passport validity rules changes).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/01/2019 16:41:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1047039

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the commencement date for the licence awarded to ETS to provide English language tests for overseas students.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	211621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Affairs Committee inquiry into the Home Office's use of English-language testing in relation to the issuing of visas, with particular reference to its handling of recent allegations involving English-language test centres, can be found in the following links.</p><p>Question 60, contains information requested in PQ 211621: <br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36541.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36541.pdf</a></p><p><br>Question 49 in the following link contains information requested in PQ211624:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/33662.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/33662.pdf</a></p><p><br>Question 100 in the following links contains information requested in PQ211625:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 211622 211624 211625 question first answered 28/01/2019 17:00:57 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1047048

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to protect the rights of Turkish citizens who applied for permanent residency in the UK through the Ankara Agreement before 16 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	211939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Turkish business persons and their family members who submitted settlement applications under the Ankara Agreement prior to 16 March 2018 will be assessed under the guidance that was in force at the date of their application.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/01/2019 16:55:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1047064

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Chechnya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims his Department has received from LGBT+ people fleeing persecution in Chechnya in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	211781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>On 29 November 2018, the Home Office published statistics on asylum claims lodged on the basis or part basis of sexual orientation covering the period 2015 – 2017. <br> <br>The statistics reflect the claims made by asylum applicants and do not reflect a confirmed sexual orientation basis for a claim. Some individuals applying for asylum may have less reason to mention sexual orientation when making a claim because it may not be a significant factor in their seeking asylum. Such nationalities would be undercounted in these statistics</p><p><br>The statistics can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/experimental-statistics-asylum-claims-on-the-basis-of-sexual-orientation." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/experimental-statistics-asylum-claims-on-the-basis-of-sexual-orientation. </a><br> <br>Chechnyan nationals cannot be identified separately in the data but would be included in the figure for Russia. For Russia, which may also include non Chechnyan nationals, six claims based on LGBT+ issues were received in 2016 and twelve in 2017. <br> <br>As a signatory to the Refugee Convention, the UK fully considers all asylum claims lodged in the UK. We remain committed to improving the asylum pro-cess for those claiming asylum on the basis of their sexual or gender identity. In the case of considering sexual identity claims, we are confident that our re-vised guidance and dedicated training is thorough and ensures every sexual identity claim decision is scrutinised in depth, either by a senior case worker or Technical Specialist. We do not consider asylum claims lodged outside UK ter-ritory.</p><p>We recognise the continuing concerns of key partners domestically and inter-nationally, and we remain committed to continuing engagement with them on this issue</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 211782 question first answered 28/01/2019 16:52:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1047065

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Chechnya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to expediate asylum claims by LGBT+ people fleeing persecution in Chechnya.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	211782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>On 29 November 2018, the Home Office published statistics on asylum claims lodged on the basis or part basis of sexual orientation covering the period 2015 – 2017. <br> <br>The statistics reflect the claims made by asylum applicants and do not reflect a confirmed sexual orientation basis for a claim. Some individuals applying for asylum may have less reason to mention sexual orientation when making a claim because it may not be a significant factor in their seeking asylum. Such nationalities would be undercounted in these statistics</p><p><br>The statistics can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/experimental-statistics-asylum-claims-on-the-basis-of-sexual-orientation." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/experimental-statistics-asylum-claims-on-the-basis-of-sexual-orientation. </a><br> <br>Chechnyan nationals cannot be identified separately in the data but would be included in the figure for Russia. For Russia, which may also include non Chechnyan nationals, six claims based on LGBT+ issues were received in 2016 and twelve in 2017. <br> <br>As a signatory to the Refugee Convention, the UK fully considers all asylum claims lodged in the UK. We remain committed to improving the asylum pro-cess for those claiming asylum on the basis of their sexual or gender identity. In the case of considering sexual identity claims, we are confident that our re-vised guidance and dedicated training is thorough and ensures every sexual identity claim decision is scrutinised in depth, either by a senior case worker or Technical Specialist. We do not consider asylum claims lodged outside UK ter-ritory.</p><p>We recognise the continuing concerns of key partners domestically and inter-nationally, and we remain committed to continuing engagement with them on this issue</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 211781 question first answered 28/01/2019 16:52:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1047080

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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, if the Government will reimburse all reasonable administrative costs to EU citizens who apply for settled status.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	211619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister announced on 21 January, there will be no fee for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme when we roll out the scheme in full by 30 March. Anyone who has applied during the pilot phase, or who does so, will have their fee reimbursed. The Home Office will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/01/2019 16:59:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1047084

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department made any payment to ETS while it held its licence for English language tests for overseas students.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	211622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Affairs Committee inquiry into the Home Office's use of English-language testing in relation to the issuing of visas, with particular reference to its handling of recent allegations involving English-language test centres, can be found in the following links.</p><p>Question 60, contains information requested in PQ 211621: <br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36541.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36541.pdf</a></p><p><br>Question 49 in the following link contains information requested in PQ211624:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/33662.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/33662.pdf</a></p><p><br>Question 100 in the following links contains information requested in PQ211625:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 211621 211624 211625 question first answered 28/01/2019 17:00:57 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1047086

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Educational Testing Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the amount of money paid to proxies who took Toeic English language tests in place of the actual candidates.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	211623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Criminal investigations conducted by the Home Office concerning TOEIC abuse have revealed evidence that proxy test takers were receiving money for taking the TOEIC tests on behalf of actual candidates. The amounts varied; but, evidence indicates that they were being paid in the region of £30-£50 per test.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/01/2019 17:03:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1047087

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions officials from his Department visited centres delivering the Toeic test while ETS held its licence for English language tests for overseas students.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	211624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Affairs Committee inquiry into the Home Office's use of English-language testing in relation to the issuing of visas, with particular reference to its handling of recent allegations involving English-language test centres, can be found in the following links.</p><p>Question 60, contains information requested in PQ 211621: <br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36541.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36541.pdf</a></p><p><br>Question 49 in the following link contains information requested in PQ211624:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/33662.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/33662.pdf</a></p><p><br>Question 100 in the following links contains information requested in PQ211625:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 211621 211622 211625 question first answered 28/01/2019 17:00:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms