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532534
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-04more like thismore than 2016-07-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Married People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many spousal visas have been granted in each of the last eight years. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 41650 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-12more like thismore than 2016-07-12
answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Partner entry clearance visas granted </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Family: Partner </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Family: Partner<br>(for immediate<br>settlement) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>44,499</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>38,242</p></td><td><p>1,314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>38,414</p></td><td><p>2,052</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>33,496</p></td><td><p>1,336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>30,411</p></td><td><p>1,097</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>23,481</p></td><td><p>1,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>26,352</p></td><td><p>592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>28,947</p></td><td><p>630</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: Home Office, Migration Statistics (MBA)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Immigration Statistics, January - March 2016, table vi_01_q, Visas Volume 1.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2016-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2016-data-tables</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The published statistics do not distinguish between applications decided under the family Immigration Rules in force before and from 9 July 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas are published in ‘Immigration Statistics’, available from the Home Office website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-12T09:10:16.243Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-12T09:10:16.243Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
532536
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-04more like thismore than 2016-07-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Married People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many spousal visas were revoked in each of the last eight years. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 41641 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-12more like thismore than 2016-07-12
answer text <p>The number of spousal visas that were curtailed in each of the last eight years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number Curtailed</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>754</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>942</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>886</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>447</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>768</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>612</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" rowspan="16"><p>Please note that this data is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics. It is based on the casetypes and outcomes defined by yourselves below, any curtailments recorded in a different way will not be picked up. This needs to be made clear in the answer. Data Run as below - Casetypes used (defined by the business) - Curtailment Consideration - Other and Curtailment Consideration - Spouse/Partner only<br>Outcome - Curtailed<br>Cases despatched between 01-01-2006 and 31-12-2015<br>Data based on the report used to produce Transparency data<br>Data produced based on criteria set by the business. Any curtailments recorded in another way are not included within this data. “Curtailment Consideration – Other” includes Leave Outside The Rules on Family Grounds.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-12T13:10:46.41Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-12T13:10:46.41Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
532537
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-04more like thismore than 2016-07-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Married People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many revoked spousal visas have led to the deportation of the spouse concerned in each of the last eight years. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 41642 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-12more like thismore than 2016-07-12
answer text <p>The following table shows the number of individuals returned who had previously had a spousal visa curtailed.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Table 1: Number of individuals returned who had previously had a spousal visa curtailed, 2008-2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2008</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><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total returns</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="14"><p>Notes: Individuals with a spousal visa curtailment from 2006 provided for PQ 41641 have been used. Please see the caveats associated with that response for details of the data included.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>The dates in the table are those when the individual returned, not when their spousal visa had been curtailed (which are outlined in PQ 41641).</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>Returns figures are based on data used in Published Returns figures from Migration Statistics and include both enforced and voluntary returns.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>Returns have been matched to the nearest Curtailment. Individuals with more than one curtailment have been counted only once.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-12T09:11:21.923Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-12T09:11:21.923Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
532539
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-04more like thismore than 2016-07-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Bigamy: Prosecutions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have been made for bigamy or polygamy without consent in each of the last eight years; and how many such prosecutions led to a subsequent revoking of immigration status and deportation. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 41644 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-13more like thismore than 2016-07-13
answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court for offences relating to bigamy, in England &amp; Wales, from 2008 to 2015 (the latest available) can be viewed in the attached table provided by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court for offences relating to bigamy, England &amp; Wales, 2008-2015<sup>(1)(2)(3)</sup></strong></td></tr><tr><td>Offence</td><td>Outcome</td><td>2008<sup>(4)</sup></td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td><td>2014</td><td>2015</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2600</td><td>Bigamy</td><td>Proceeded against</td><td>19</td><td>17</td><td>31</td><td>12</td><td>15</td><td>17</td><td>18</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="11">(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="11">(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="11">(3) The number of offenders sentenced can differ from those found guilty as it may be the case that a defendant found guilty in a particular year, and committed for sentence at the Crown Court, may be sentenced in the following year.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(4) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQC 41644</td></tr></tbody></table><p>MoJ are unable to differentiate between proceedings against British citizens and foreign nationals. Without knowing details of foreign nationals prosecuted, Home Office are not able to state where immigration status has been revoked or curtailed on the grounds of bigamy or polygamy (without consent) and subsequent deportation or removal.</p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-13T14:00:12.117Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-13T14:00:12.117Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
532540
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-04more like thismore than 2016-07-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Borders: Coastal Areas more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vessels believed to have been attempting to enter the UK have Border Force officials intercepted in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 41645 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-12more like thismore than 2016-07-12
answer text <p>Specific details on numbers or locations of suspected illegal maritime arrivals are not disclosed for security reasons.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-12T14:07:23.367Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-12T14:07:23.367Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
531475
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-01more like thismore than 2016-07-01
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Passports: Photographs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken (a) to improve cyber security and (b) prevent hacking as part of proposals for members of the public to submit identification photographs for official documents to HM Passport Office using their own digital services. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 41608 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-11more like thismore than 2016-07-11
answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HM Passport Office) digital passport service has been designed with both security and customer choice in mind and the department continues to put public protection at the heart of all new services offered. HM Passport Office is continuously evaluating new technologies and measures that will improve both security and customer service.</p><p>Digital photographs, submitted as part of the new digital passport service, are required to meet the exacting standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.</p><p>Photos are checked for compliance both through the system when uploaded and subsequently through the manual examination process.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-11T16:23:06.427Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-11T16:23:06.427Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
531476
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-01more like thismore than 2016-07-01
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Passports: Photographs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether HM Passport Office has trialled and tested the professional photo trade association ICAO compliant Digital ID Photo Sending Service proposal to mitigate identification fraud, photo rejections, poor image quality and cyber security threats. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 41619 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-11more like thismore than 2016-07-11
answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HM Passport Office) digital passport service has been designed with both security and customer choice in mind and the department continues to put public protection at the heart of all new services offered. HM Passport Office is continuously evaluating new technologies and measures that will improve both security and customer service. We are fully committed to our public protection agenda and this extends to all aspects of the application process, across all channels.</p><p>Digital photographs, submitted as part of the new digital passport service, are required to meet the exacting standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization. Photos are checked for compliance both through the system when uploaded and subsequently through the manual examination process. Customers have the choice of taking and uploading their own photographs, or going to a professional digital photo service provider to supply them with a digital photograph for their application.</p><p>HM Passport Office officials have, through the Open Information Exchange group, met members of the professional photographic trade, including the Photo Marketing Association (PMA). HM Passport Office have arranged for the PMA to demonstrate their Photo Sending Service to the HM Passport Office project team later this month. HM Passport Office will continue to engage with the photographic industry to share information about current plans for digital services.</p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-11T16:32:29.677Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-11T16:32:29.677Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
531477
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-01more like thismore than 2016-07-01
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Passports: Photographs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to seek professional photographic trade association (a) accreditation, (b) sanction and (c) support for proposals to encourage digital identification photographs to be used in passport applications. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 41609 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-11more like thismore than 2016-07-11
answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HM Passport Office) digital passport service has been de-signed with both security and customer choice in mind and the department continues to put public protection at the heart of all new services offered. HM Passport Office is contin-uously evaluating new technologies and measures that will improve both security and customer service. We are fully committed to our public protection agenda and this extends to all aspects of the application process, across all channels.</p><p>Digital photographs, submitted as part of the new digital passport service, are required to meet the exacting standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization. Photos are checked for compliance both through the system when uploaded and subsequently through the manual examination process. Customers have the choice of taking and up-loading their own photographs, or going to a professional digital photo service provider to supply them with a digital photograph for their application.</p><p>HM Passport Office officials have, through the Open Information Exchange group, met members of the professional photographic trade, including the Photo Marketing Associa-tion (PMA). HM Passport Office have arranged for the PMA to demonstrate their Photo Sending Service to the HM Passport Office project team later this month. HM Passport Office will continue to engage with the photographic industry to share information about current plans for digital services.</p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-11T16:30:20.673Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-11T16:30:20.673Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
531478
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-01more like thismore than 2016-07-01
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Passports more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to HM Passport Office of handling and processing rejected passport applications in each of the last three years; and on what those costs were incurred. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 41613 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-11more like thismore than 2016-07-11
answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office does not hold the information in the requested format and this information cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-11T16:23:22.997Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-11T16:23:22.997Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
531479
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-01more like thismore than 2016-07-01
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Passports: Photographs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications were rejected by HM Passport Office because of the quality of the identification photo supplied in the last 12 months. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 41612 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-12more like thismore than 2016-07-12
answer text <p>HM Passport Office records indicate that during the period 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016: 219,508 passport applications had a query raised for the photograph not being acceptable and with a further photograph requested.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-12T14:05:30.217Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-12T14:05:30.217Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this