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100453

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
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 September 2014 to Question 203287, on asylum, if she will make it her policy to apply the six-month service standard to all claims received before April 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	211420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of granting asylum to those who need it, and the Government is committed to effectively managing its asylum caseload. <br><br>It remains our aim to decide straightforward claims made before April 2014 by 31 March 2015. There will always be some cases where further information is required or that are too complex to decide within defined timescales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/10/2014 14:18:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

99890

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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, how many charities and non-governmental organisations hold Tier two sponsor licences in each region and constituent part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	211153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Tier 2 sponsors categorised as charities and non-governmental organisations by region.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Organisation Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>Charity</p></td><td><p>818</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Government Organisation</p></td><td><p>15,963</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Midlands &amp; East of England</p></td><td><p>Charity</p></td><td><p>237</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Government Organisation</p></td><td><p>3,864</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>North East, Yorkshire &amp; the Humber</p></td><td><p>Charity</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Government Organisation</p></td><td><p>1,252</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Charity</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Government Organisation</p></td><td><p>1,229</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Scotland &amp; Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>Charity</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Government Organisation</p></td><td><p>1,458</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Wales &amp; South West</p></td><td><p>Charity</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Government Organisation</p></td><td><p>1,526</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Note</strong>: The Home Office classifies sponsors by region, based on its postcode prefix.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/10/2014 14:51:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

92633

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effect of the closure of the Post Study Work visa route on start-up companies.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	210012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office works closely at Ministerial and official level with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and other interested Departments on significant changes to economic migration policy, including the closure of the Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) route in 2012. This closure was also the subject of a full public consultation from December 2010 to January 2011.<br><br>Start-up companies can benefit from the new provisions for graduates the Government has introduced, including easier switching into the Tier 2 skilled work route as well as the new Graduate Entrepreneur route, which permits working for start-up companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/10/2014 12:52:29 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

92645

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Graduates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Graduate Entrepreneur Tier 1 visas have been issued for use by each UK higher education institution since April 2013.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	209966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>Graduate Entrepreneur Tier 1 visas are issued directly to individual applicants, who are endorsed by qualifying UK Higher Education Institutions, or UKTI. The following tables show the number of endorsements by HEIs since April 2013 where a UK entry clearance has been issued or leave to remain in the UK has been granted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/10/2014 16:01:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 209966 T1 HEI issued 2003 to 2014 Table.docx title Endorsements by HEIs
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

92648

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sponsors of Tier 2 general visas in each region and constituent part of the UK have been issued with such visas in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	209962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Tier 2 General sponsors by region that have used a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to sponsor a Tier 2 General migrant worker since 2009.</p><p>Number of Sponsors by region associated with migrants who have used Tier 2 General CoS by calendar year since 2009</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>3,435</p></td><td><p>3,565</p></td><td><p>3,594</p></td><td><p>4,805</p></td><td><p>6,836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands &amp; East of England</p></td><td><p>1,016</p></td><td><p>1,143</p></td><td><p>1,036</p></td><td><p>1,192</p></td><td><p>1,726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales &amp; South West</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>532</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland &amp; Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>506</p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p>672</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East, Yorkshire &amp; the Humber</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>316</p></td><td><p>359</p></td><td><p>495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>347</p></td><td><p>495</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br><strong>Note: </strong>Full data for the calendar year 2014 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/10/2014 12:57:14 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

92649

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Graduates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 visas were granted to people who were previously students in the UK in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	209961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The available published information relates to Tier 2 grants of an extension of stay in the UK to people who were previously students, 2011 to 2013 and is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Tier 2 grants of an extension of stay by previous category, excluding dependants</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"><strong>Current category</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Broad previous category</td><td>Total PBS - Tier 2 Sponsored with a job</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Study</td><td>1,730</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Study</td><td>2,614</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Study</td><td>4,175</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Source: Extensions data table expc_01_w <em>Immigration Statistics April-June 2014</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table notes</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">1. Data for 2013 are provisional figures.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2. Excludes EEA and Swiss nationals.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>3. Includes reconsideration cases and the outcome of appeals.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes annual statistics on grants of an extension by previous category in tables expc_01 to expc_01_o within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release.<br>A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is available from the Library of the House and from:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p><br>Information on the previous immigration status of those issued an entry clearance visa (applications made outside the UK) is not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/10/2014 12:47:31 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

92660

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2014, Official Report, column 464W, on creative industries, how many employers in (a) advertising, (b) architecture, (c) the art and antiques market, (d) crafts, (e) design, (f) designer fashion, (g) film and video, (h) interactive leisure software, (i) music, (j) performing arts, (k) publishing, (l) software and computer services and (m) television and radio currently hold a Tier 2 general sponsor license.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	209948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer of 8 October 2014, the following table provides the industry sector of the 272 Tier 2 General sponsor licence holders that are associated with the creative industry, by having sponsored a Tier 2 General migrant worker under the Tier 2 General creative and sporting category.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/10/2014 12:49:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ209948 - Table.docx title Tier 2 General sponsor
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

91061

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
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, how many employers in each industry category set out in the Government's Office of National Statistics Standard Industrial Classification system hold a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	208458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is set out in the table below.</p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Industry sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Sponsors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accommodation</p></td><td><p>199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accommodation and Food Service Activities</p></td><td><p>656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities</p></td><td><p>202</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activities of households as employers; production activities of household for own use</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activities of membership organisations</p></td><td><p>286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative and Support Activities</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative and Support Service Activities</p></td><td><p>227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advertising and market research</p></td><td><p>290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air transport</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arts, Entertainment and Recreation</p></td><td><p>513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil engineering</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computer programming, consultancy and related activities</p></td><td><p>1,052</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction</p></td><td><p>313</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction of buildings</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Creative, arts and entertainment activities</p></td><td><p>352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>2,173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment activities</p></td><td><p>166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial and Insurance Activities</p></td><td><p>922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding</p></td><td><p>972</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fishing and aquaculture</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Food and beverage service activities</p></td><td><p>1,389</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forestry and logging</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambling and betting activities</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Human health activities</p></td><td><p>959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Human Health and Social Work Activities</p></td><td><p>803</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Information and Communication</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Information and Communications</p></td><td><p>1,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Information service activities</p></td><td><p>298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Insurance, reinsurance, pension funding exc compulsory social security</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Land transport and transport via pipelines</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Legal and accounting activities</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of basic metals</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and preparations</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of beverages</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of electrical equipment</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of food products</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of furniture</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of leather and related products</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of other transport equipment</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of paper and paper products</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of rubber and plastic products</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of textiles</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of tobacco products</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of wearing apparel</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacture of wood/cork/straw/plaiting (not furniture)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacturing</p></td><td><p>978</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mining and Quarrying</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mining of coal and lignite</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mining of metal ores</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mining support service activities</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Movies, video. &amp; TV prog, sound recording &amp; music publishing activities</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office administrative, office support and other business support activities</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other manufacturing</p></td><td><p>251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other mining and quarrying</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other personal service activities</p></td><td><p>305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other professional, scientific and technical activities</p></td><td><p>795</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Service Activities</p></td><td><p>2,296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Postal and courier activities</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Printing and reproduction of recorded media</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities</p></td><td><p>1,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Programming and broadcasting activities</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Admin and defence; compulsory social security</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public administration and defence; compulsory social security</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Administration and Defence</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Publishing activities</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real Estate Activities</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Remediation activities and other waste management services</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rental and leasing activities</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repair and installation of machinery and equipment</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repair of computers and personal and household goods</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Residential care activities</p></td><td><p>554</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles</p></td><td><p>420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scientific research and development</p></td><td><p>187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Security and investigation activities</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Services to buildings and landscape activities</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social work activities without accommodation</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Specialised construction activities</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities</p></td><td><p>464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecommunications</p></td><td><p>206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transportation and Storage</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service &amp; related activities</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Undifferentiated goods/services, activities of private households (own use)</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veterinary activities</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warehousing and support activities for transportation</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water collection, treatment and supply</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water Supply, Sewerage and Waste Management</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water transport</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles</p></td><td><p>495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wholesale and Retail Trade; Vehicle Repairs</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles</p></td><td><p>316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27,047</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/09/2014 10:55:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

91062

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
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, how many employers in the UK motorsport industries hold a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	208459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There are four employers regulated by the Motor Sport Governing Body who hold a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/09/2014 17:37:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

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registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 1 post-study work visas were issued in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	207121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is given in the table below:<br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Entry clearance visas granted- Tier 1 - Post Study (main applicants)</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>4,244</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>5,360</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>5,926</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>4,931</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Source: Table vi_04 <em>Immigration Statistics April-June 2014</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table notes</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes annual statistics on entry clearance visas granted outside the UK, by category, in table vi_04 (Entry Clearance Visas volume 1) within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release. Corresponding data on extensions of stay granted within the UK are published in table ex_02_w (Extensions).<br><br>A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is available from the Library of the House and from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:11:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield