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523052

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hamde Abu Rahma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the application from Mr Hamde Abu Rahma to visit Scotland was rejected; and if she will instigate a review of that decision.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	39424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>In order to safeguard an individual’s personal information and comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 the Home Office is limited in what information it can provide when the request is made by someone who is not the applicant. The Home Office is therefore unable to provide the information requested.</p><p>All applications are considered on their individual merits and in line with the Immigration Rules.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/06/2016 15:14:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

459427

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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, how many and what proportion of immigration cases were designated as complex in (a) 2015, (b) 2014 and (c) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	30682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>Following feedback from customers and partners UKV&amp;I introduced new service standards in January 2014. As such statistical information for 2013 is not available.</p><p>The table below shows the number and proportion of immigration cases designated as complex in 2014 and 2015</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Complex Case</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Apps Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Complex Cases</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 (01/04/2014 - 31/12/2014)</p></td><td><p>87,219</p></td><td><p>412,337</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>84,435</p></td><td><p>513,475</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Following feedback from customers and partners UKV&amp;I introduced new service standards in January 2014. As such statistical information for 2013 is not available. Our records indicate the average waiting time (days) for immigration cases that are designated as complex is as follows.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Average Waiting Time</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 (01/04/2014 - 31/12/2014)</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Overall Average</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>147</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 30683 question first answered 15/03/2016 16:41:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

459428

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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, what the average waiting time was for immigration cases designated as complex in (a) 2015, (b) 2014 and (c) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	30683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>Following feedback from customers and partners UKV&amp;I introduced new service standards in January 2014. As such statistical information for 2013 is not available.</p><p>The table below shows the number and proportion of immigration cases designated as complex in 2014 and 2015</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Complex Case</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Apps Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Complex Cases</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 (01/04/2014 - 31/12/2014)</p></td><td><p>87,219</p></td><td><p>412,337</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>84,435</p></td><td><p>513,475</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Following feedback from customers and partners UKV&amp;I introduced new service standards in January 2014. As such statistical information for 2013 is not available. Our records indicate the average waiting time (days) for immigration cases that are designated as complex is as follows.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Average Waiting Time</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 (01/04/2014 - 31/12/2014)</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Overall Average</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>147</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 30682 question first answered 15/03/2016 16:41:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

390830

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances a non-British parent of a young child based in the UK, who is not allowed to stay in the country for periods longer than six months, stops being considered as a primary care giver for immigration purposes as a result of siblings filling that role.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	7600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The requirements to be met by a non-European Economic Area national for entry clearance to or leave to remain in the UK as a parent of a child based here are set out in paragraphs EC-PT.1.1. and R-LTRPT.1.1. of Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules. Further guidance on these requirements can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chapter-8-appendix-fm-family-members" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chapter-8-appendix-fm-family-members</a></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 21/07/2015 13:06:48 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

390835

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: British Nationals Abroad
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 15 July 2015 to Question 5846, what (a) proportion and (b) number of applications for a passport for a child overseas take longer than eight months to process.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	7531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>A total of 49,173 international child passport applications finished processing in January-June 2015. Of this total, 1,068 (2.2%) took longer than eight months to be processed.</p><p>The processing time is the length of time from receipt of the application to the passport being printed.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) must be fully satisfied that all appropriate checks have been completed successfully prior to the issuance of passport facilities. This is particularly important in relation to child applications as part of Her Majesty’s Passport Office responsibility to protect potentially vulnerable children, including those potentially at risk of child trafficking and to maintain the integrity of the British Passport.</p><p>These checks can require the provision of information from other agencies overseas – particularly in complex applications such as surrogacy cases.</p><p>Delays in the provision of this information to HMPO can lead to significantly extended timeframes in processing applications.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 21/07/2015 13:07:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

390836

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Complaints
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 15 July 2015 to Question 5849, how many complaints she has received on slow service at HM Passport Office in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	7532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office has dealt with a range of customer enquiries over the last two years. These enquiries have come from members of the public and from Members of Parliament on behalf of their constituents.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office is committed to processing applications as quickly as possible while maintaining the high level of security within the application system. Those applicants who need to travel urgently have their cases considered as a priority.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 21/07/2015 13:04:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

388300

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) number and (b) proportion of applications for a passport for a child overseas take longer than (a) three, (b) four and (c) six months to be processed.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	5846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>A total of 49,173 international child passport applications finished processing in January-June 2015. Of this total, <del class="ministerial">2,418 (4.9%)</del> <ins class="ministerial">3,242 (6.6%)</ins> took longer than three months to be processed, <del class="ministerial">1,780 (3.6%)</del> <ins class="ministerial">2,539 (5.2%)</ins> took longer than four months to be processed, and <del class="ministerial">944 (1.9%)</del> <ins class="ministerial">1,657 (3.4%)</ins> took longer than six months to be processed.</p><p>The processing time is the length of time from receipt of the application to the passport being printed. For international child passport applications processed in the same period, the average processing time was 19.4 working days. Information is not held on the time between receipt of application and interview date as the date of interview can be subject to customer availability.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office must be fully satisfied that all appropriate checks have been completed successfully prior to the issuance of passport facilities. This is particularly important in relation to child applications as part of Her Majesty’s Passport Office responsibility to protect potentially vulnerable children, including those potentially at risk of child trafficking and to maintain the integrity of the British Passport.</p><p>These checks can require the provision of information from other agencies overseas – particularly in complex applications such as surrogacy cases.</p><p>Delays in the provision of this information to HMPO can lead to significantly extended timeframe in processing applications.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/07/2015 15:19:26 question first ministerially corrected 05/08/2015 13:22:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 14230 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

388301

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: British Nationals Abroad
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 review the application processing timescale published by HM Passport Office for passport applications for children who are overseas.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	5847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The expected turnaround times for all applications are subject to ongoing review and every effort is made to ensure that cases, particularly involving children overseas, are dealt with as quickly as possible. We will shortly be publishing updated expected turnaround times on www.gov.uk for all application types covering 133 countries.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/07/2015 15:26:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

388302

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is for processing a passport application for a child overseas from the initial application to the interview in connection with that application.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	5848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>A total of 49,173 international child passport applications finished processing in January-June 2015. Of this total, <del class="ministerial">2,418 (4.9%)</del> <ins class="ministerial">3,242 (6.6%)</ins> took longer than three months to be processed, <del class="ministerial">1,780 (3.6%)</del> <ins class="ministerial">2,539 (5.2%)</ins> took longer than four months to be processed, and <del class="ministerial">944 (1.9%)</del> <ins class="ministerial">1,657 (3.4%)</ins> took longer than six months to be processed.</p><p>The processing time is the length of time from receipt of the application to the passport being printed. For international child passport applications processed in the same period, the average processing time was 19.4 working days. Information is not held on the time between receipt of application and interview date as the date of interview can be subject to customer availability.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office must be fully satisfied that all appropriate checks have been completed successfully prior to the issuance of passport facilities. This is particularly important in relation to child applications as part of Her Majesty’s Passport Office responsibility to protect potentially vulnerable children, including those potentially at risk of child trafficking and to maintain the integrity of the British Passport.</p><p>These checks can require the provision of information from other agencies overseas – particularly in complex applications such as surrogacy cases.</p><p>Delays in the provision of this information to HMPO can lead to significantly extended timeframe in processing applications.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/07/2015 15:19:26 question first ministerially corrected 05/08/2015 14:35:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 15266 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

388303

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on (a) poor and (b) slow service at HM Passport Office in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	5849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Numerous representations have been made both about the general passport issuing process as well as on behalf of individual applicants. They have been received from Members of Parliament and the public. Those with concerns about imminent travel plans for applicants are given priority.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/07/2015 15:27:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard