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1270661

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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	What progress her Department has made on introducing a points-based immigration system.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	910172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Mr Speaker the Government has made excellent progress on delivering one of the key promises made to the British people at the last election.</p><p>I am very pleased to say we have now launched a number of new routes under our firmer, fairer, skills-based points-based system, including the flagship Skilled Worker route.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/12/2020 15:49:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1270662

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the effect of changes to the immigration system on the UK's ability to attract overseas students.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	910174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomes international students and we are committed to increasing their number.</p><p>We recently opened the new Student route, which simplifies and improves upon the previous Tier 4 route, and in summer 2021 we will further improve our offer to international students by launching the Graduate route, which will enable students to work or look for work post-study.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/12/2020 15:50:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1270666

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometrics: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that people can enrol their biometric data while covid-19 restrictions are in place.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	910190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>We acknowledge the impact of global travel and health restrictions on people in, or seeking to come to, the UK.</p><p>As restrictions eased, commercial partner immigration services reopened in a phased and COVID secure way. UK capacity now exceeds pre-covid levels.</p><p>UKVI began reusing existing fingerprint biometrics, for certain UK customer cohorts across summer 2020, allowing customers to progress their applications.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/12/2020 15:56:00 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1260319

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for a Biometric Residents Permit were outstanding for more than six weeks in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	128143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Performance against service standards, where service standards apply, are included in the Migration Transparency data which is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/12/2020 14:11:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1259763

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to resolve highly skilled migrants’ cases where a (a) minded to refuse letter and (b) right of appeal given in relation indefinite leave to remain applications have not been received.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	127642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has two teams exclusively handling these cases and is considering them within the deadlines of consent orders set by the Courts.</p><p>There are no current plans to change our processes and individual cases will be dealt with in sequence. Whilst we do so, those within this cohort will continue to have their status in the United Kingdom protected.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/12/2020 13:48:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1259436

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people who have not applied for the EU Settlement Scheme and have instead applied for British Citizenship and (a) have or (b) have not received their citizenship by 30 June retain the right to remain.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	127010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>People who have not applied to the EU Settlement Scheme but have applied for and are granted British citizenship will have the right of abode in the UK. If they were lawfully resident in the UK under EU law as an EEA citizen at the end of the transition period, they will continue to enjoy relevant rights under the Citizens’ Rights Agreements even if they did not obtain EU Settlement Scheme status before they were granted British citizenship.</p><p>Those who have not been granted British citizenship and have not applied to the EU Settlement Scheme by 30 June 2021 will not have the right to remain in the UK after that date. If there are reasonable grounds for the person missing the deadline to apply to the scheme, they will be given a further opportunity to apply.</p><p>A person who has applied for and not yet received British citizenship can ensure they are in the UK lawfully after 30 June 2021 by making a free of charge application to the EU Settlement Scheme by that date.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/12/2020 13:41:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1258858

registered interest
date	07/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the amount of additional office accommodation in square metres that will be required to provide a covid-19 secure workplace for UK Visas and Immigration staff to enable them to address the backlog of immigration documents.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	126025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>It is unclear which application route the Hon. Member is referring to.</p><p>If in relation to the issuing of Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs), the Home Office works closely with the DVLA, which produces BRPs, and TNT/Fedex, which delivers them, to ensure service level agreements are met and performance is improved, through improved reconciliation reporting and clearer escalation processes.</p><p>More generally, we publish information on the proportion of applications processed within service standard, where a service standard applies, at <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Forganisations%2Fuk-visas-and-immigration%2Fabout-our-services&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHOParliamentaryQuestions%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C3a3c7cb8ce674e0d2ad708d89c6424ca%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637431301206956456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=Kn1NcSG5pwmO8UqeAODcHkk%2BAERzScLLGpniyKb8fo0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about-our-services</a> and have worked carefully, and at pace to use available resource to best effect to maintain service standards against the backdrop of the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/12/2020 12:55:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1258439

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
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 01 December 2020 to Question 120888 on Biometric Residence Permits, how many paid appointments were offered from April to June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	125259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The target of appointments being offered for free was decided as part of a contract change - a joint agreement with Sopra Steria Ltd on a metric that measured the number of free appointments in the system which augments the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) regime in place.</p><p>This metric is designed to ensure more than half of all appointments at core sites (Cardiff, Croydon, Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester) will be free to the customer. Details on the relevant performance indicators to measure appointment availability has been published and can be found in Schedule 7 of the UKVI Front End Services contract available here:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2Fec5031ea-021e-471a-86cf-af540e8d8efa&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfe671e34c228467a4c1008d89ac4de4e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637429517619335945%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=i9RhDVYjvvGtEvOSasqjnyp2oVxjgDUsXovOHOnG%2Bmo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5031ea-021e-471a-86cf-af540e8d8efa</a></p><p> </p><p>The performance of Sopra Steria Ltd on KPI 3 for the period of Quarter 2 (July – September 2020) is due to be published by the Cabinet Office as part of wider Government transparency in early 2021:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fkey-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfe671e34c228467a4c1008d89ac4de4e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637429517619345936%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=ubYWgNwgF1uqEAtQflF3PR6oBH3nJEt8EqkLk%2Fyfp1g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts</a></p><p> </p><p>Following the suspension of UKVCAS due to COVID-19 lockdown measures, SSL began a phased reopening of the service in England on 1 June 2020 and from 22 June 2020 a phased reopening of sites in devolved administrations (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) where local conditions allowed. Both free and chargeable appointments were provided from these dates to customers. Customers who had appointments scheduled as of 27<sup>th</sup> March 2020 (when the service was suspended) were invited first to book and attend a UKVCAS appointment. As a result of customers having an appointment profile at the point of service suspension, customers’ existing appointment profiles (free or chargeable) at the time of service suspension were honoured across all UKVCAS sites.</p><p> </p><p>Appointment systems returned to pre-COVID-19 profiles at the point of booking for customers on 22 June 2020. Customers who submitted their online application to UKVI in June were invited to book a UKVCAS appointment from 21 July.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the answer to a previous question, UKVCAS service was suspended in April and May 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdown measures. In June 2020 the total number of appointments fulfilled across UKVCAS sites was 23,985 and of these 7,270 were paid for appointments.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 125260 125261 125262 question first answered 10/12/2020 12:42:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1258440

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
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 December 2020 to Question 120888 on Biometric Residence Permits, how the target of 56 per cent of appointments being offered for free was decided.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	125260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The target of appointments being offered for free was decided as part of a contract change - a joint agreement with Sopra Steria Ltd on a metric that measured the number of free appointments in the system which augments the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) regime in place.</p><p>This metric is designed to ensure more than half of all appointments at core sites (Cardiff, Croydon, Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester) will be free to the customer. Details on the relevant performance indicators to measure appointment availability has been published and can be found in Schedule 7 of the UKVI Front End Services contract available here:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2Fec5031ea-021e-471a-86cf-af540e8d8efa&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfe671e34c228467a4c1008d89ac4de4e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637429517619335945%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=i9RhDVYjvvGtEvOSasqjnyp2oVxjgDUsXovOHOnG%2Bmo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5031ea-021e-471a-86cf-af540e8d8efa</a></p><p> </p><p>The performance of Sopra Steria Ltd on KPI 3 for the period of Quarter 2 (July – September 2020) is due to be published by the Cabinet Office as part of wider Government transparency in early 2021:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fkey-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfe671e34c228467a4c1008d89ac4de4e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637429517619345936%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=ubYWgNwgF1uqEAtQflF3PR6oBH3nJEt8EqkLk%2Fyfp1g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts</a></p><p> </p><p>Following the suspension of UKVCAS due to COVID-19 lockdown measures, SSL began a phased reopening of the service in England on 1 June 2020 and from 22 June 2020 a phased reopening of sites in devolved administrations (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) where local conditions allowed. Both free and chargeable appointments were provided from these dates to customers. Customers who had appointments scheduled as of 27<sup>th</sup> March 2020 (when the service was suspended) were invited first to book and attend a UKVCAS appointment. As a result of customers having an appointment profile at the point of service suspension, customers’ existing appointment profiles (free or chargeable) at the time of service suspension were honoured across all UKVCAS sites.</p><p> </p><p>Appointment systems returned to pre-COVID-19 profiles at the point of booking for customers on 22 June 2020. Customers who submitted their online application to UKVI in June were invited to book a UKVCAS appointment from 21 July.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the answer to a previous question, UKVCAS service was suspended in April and May 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdown measures. In June 2020 the total number of appointments fulfilled across UKVCAS sites was 23,985 and of these 7,270 were paid for appointments.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 125259 125261 125262 question first answered 10/12/2020 12:42:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1258441

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
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 December 2020 to Question 120888 on Biometric Residence Permits, for what reason free appointments were not offered during June 2020 when the service restarted.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	125261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The target of appointments being offered for free was decided as part of a contract change - a joint agreement with Sopra Steria Ltd on a metric that measured the number of free appointments in the system which augments the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) regime in place.</p><p>This metric is designed to ensure more than half of all appointments at core sites (Cardiff, Croydon, Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester) will be free to the customer. Details on the relevant performance indicators to measure appointment availability has been published and can be found in Schedule 7 of the UKVI Front End Services contract available here:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2Fec5031ea-021e-471a-86cf-af540e8d8efa&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfe671e34c228467a4c1008d89ac4de4e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637429517619335945%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=i9RhDVYjvvGtEvOSasqjnyp2oVxjgDUsXovOHOnG%2Bmo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5031ea-021e-471a-86cf-af540e8d8efa</a></p><p> </p><p>The performance of Sopra Steria Ltd on KPI 3 for the period of Quarter 2 (July – September 2020) is due to be published by the Cabinet Office as part of wider Government transparency in early 2021:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fkey-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfe671e34c228467a4c1008d89ac4de4e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637429517619345936%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=ubYWgNwgF1uqEAtQflF3PR6oBH3nJEt8EqkLk%2Fyfp1g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts</a></p><p> </p><p>Following the suspension of UKVCAS due to COVID-19 lockdown measures, SSL began a phased reopening of the service in England on 1 June 2020 and from 22 June 2020 a phased reopening of sites in devolved administrations (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) where local conditions allowed. Both free and chargeable appointments were provided from these dates to customers. Customers who had appointments scheduled as of 27<sup>th</sup> March 2020 (when the service was suspended) were invited first to book and attend a UKVCAS appointment. As a result of customers having an appointment profile at the point of service suspension, customers’ existing appointment profiles (free or chargeable) at the time of service suspension were honoured across all UKVCAS sites.</p><p> </p><p>Appointment systems returned to pre-COVID-19 profiles at the point of booking for customers on 22 June 2020. Customers who submitted their online application to UKVI in June were invited to book a UKVCAS appointment from 21 July.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the answer to a previous question, UKVCAS service was suspended in April and May 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdown measures. In June 2020 the total number of appointments fulfilled across UKVCAS sites was 23,985 and of these 7,270 were paid for appointments.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 125259 125260 125262 question first answered 10/12/2020 12:42:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady