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1491074

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require that passport applications are processed at the processing centre closest to the place of residence of the applicant.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	40830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office balances work across its processing centres to ensure it is managed as effectively as possible.</p><p>This is an essential part of meeting the unprecedented demand we have seen for passports at the present time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 09:27:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1491075

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Delivery Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the service delivery standards are for the companies contracted by her Department to deliver passports to applicants; and what recent assessment she has made of whether those standards have been met.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	40831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The service delivery standards and recent performance against these are as per below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Fed Ex</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SLA Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Target</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Performance June 2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24-hour delivery (Urgent services)</p></td><td><p>99.75%</p></td><td><p>99.83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>48-hour delivery (Standard service)</p></td><td><p>99.75%</p></td><td><p>99.76%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>DHL UK</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SLA Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Target</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Performance June 2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attempted delivery within 2 working days after collection, for addresses in mainland UK.</p></td><td><p>99.75%</p></td><td><p>99.93%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attempted delivery within 3 working days after collection, for addresses in all other UK locations.</p></td><td><p>99.5%</p></td><td><p>99.96%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>DHL Global Forwarding (International)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>SLA description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Target</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Performance May 2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dispatched packages that delivery/redelivery was attempted to the correct address and within the timeframe agreed.</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>99.75%</p></td><td><p>99.96%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 09:49:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1467373

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Iraq have (a) applied for and (b) been granted asylum in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	11719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on asylum applications and outcomes at initial decision by nationality are published in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the end of March 2022.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 16:15:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1464545

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young people under 18 who hold limited leave to remain status are resident in each of the nations of the UK; and what estimate she has made of the number of under 18s holding limited leave to remain who will be resident in each of the nations of the UK in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	5422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The information requested could not be obtained without disproportionate cost as a manual trawl would have to take place.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/06/2022 15:53:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2740 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1464546

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: School Leavers
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 number of school leavers with limited leave to remain in each UK nation in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	5423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The information requested could not be obtained without disproportionate cost due to a manual trawl required.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 17:07:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1464587

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of exempting people from African commonwealth countries, who are (a) taught in English throughout their education or (b) have English as an official language of their country from English language testing requirements for Home Office applications.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	5425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes a list of Majority English Speaking Countries (MESC) for immigration purposes. Immigration applicants who are nationals of those countries meet the English language requirement without having to provide further proof. For a country be included on the MESC list, the Home Office must have evidence over half the population in that country speak English as a first language.</p><p>If a country meets this criterion, it means it is more likely than not any individual applicant from that country can speak English with the level of fluency required to integrate in the UK, complete the course they are coming to study, or undertake the job they are coming to do.</p><p>The fact a country’s official language is English is not sufficient justification to include it on the MESC list, as this does not necessarily correlate with more than half of the population of the country speaking English as a first language. We do not currently have evidence any African commonwealth country meets the requirement to be included on the MESC list.</p><p>We do not have any plans to recognise secondary school-age qualifications taught outside of the UK as proof of English language ability, but there are a variety of methods applicants can use to meet the English language requirement instead. These include:</p><ul><li>having shown they meet the requirement in a previous immigration application</li><li>passing a Secure English Language Test at an approved test centre</li><li>holding a degree-level qualification which was taught in English</li><li>having their chosen university or other Higher Educational Institution self-certify their level of English ability, or</li></ul><p>having a GCSE, A-level, Scottish National Qualification at level 4 or 5 or, Scottish Higher or Advanced Higher, in English following education at a UK school begun when they were under-18.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/05/2022 13:31:21 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1457362

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young people under 18 who hold limited-leave to remain are resident in each of the nations of the UK; and what estimate she has made of number of under 18s holding limited-leave to remain will be resident in each of the nations of the UK in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	154097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/04/2022 11:16:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1455101

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
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 is taking to support people from Ukraine wishing to apply to come to the UK who face a language barrier and require assistance with (a) translation and (b) interpreting.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	148250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office and its commercial partners have translated and published local guidance into Ukrainian for those requiring it. In addition, we have deployed several Ukrainian speaking staff to our operation in Poland.</p><p>Furthermore, the webpage for the Ukrainian Family scheme and the factsheet for Ukrainians looking to apply for the Homes for Ukraine Scheme are available in English, Russian and Ukrainian.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/04/2022 13:37:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1454128

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Development Aid: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any of Department’s spending in response to the Ukraine crisis will be accounted for as Official Development Assistance.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	146658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK has now pledged around £400m of ODA grant aid (counted as part of the 0.5% Gross National Income) for economic and humanitarian support in response to the crisis, to help ensure the continued running of vital services for Ukrainians and contribute to the international humanitarian response.</p><p>The Home Office have launched the Ukraine Family Scheme which allows applicants to join family members or extend their stay in the UK. The Home Office is working closely with departments across government on the design and funding of these new routes, this includes ODA eligibility.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/04/2022 15:57:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1452174

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Homes for Ukraine scheme to provide the same (a) support and (b) rights to people feeling violence in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	142014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Since 2015, we have resettled more than 27,000 refugees through safe and legal routes directly from regions of conflict and instability - more than any other European country. Every conflict and threat situation is unique and requires a unique and tailored response.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the Afghanistan crisis, this Government helped over 15,000 people to safety in the largest and fastest emergency evacuation in recent history, W have also continued to bring people to the UK, with around 1,500 people helped to enter since the evacuation. This UK Government has two schemes to facilitate resettlement in the United Kingdom of Afghan nationals at risk: the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) commenced on 6 January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK. Those resettled through the ARAP and ACRS receive fee-free indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government maintains a constant review of all resettlement schemes to enable a flexible response.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/03/2022 15:55:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady