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1167399

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Musicians
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 agreeing a two-year, multi-entry touring visa on a reciprocal basis with the EU in order to preserve touring as economically viable for UK musicians.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	7624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>We will announce the details of the UK’s future immigration system early next year.</p><p>We recognise that international collaboration plays a vital part in the contribution that the creative industries make to the UK’s rich culture and economy. The future system will work in the best interests of the whole of the UK, including that of the creative sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 04/11/2019 16:57:03 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1167507

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason she has submitted an answer to Named Day Question 697, tabled on 15 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	7793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The answer described that the timetable for taking delivery of the final report forms part of ongoing discussions between the Department and the office of Wendy Williams.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 04/11/2019 17:26:53 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1167510

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
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 submitted visa applications using the Super Priority visa service in the last complete financial year for which information is available; and how many of those applicants who were eligible received a visa within the 24-hour period guaranteed by that service.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Campbell
uin	7652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish the information requested.</p><p>Available information on<strong> visa</strong>s and service standards can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 04/11/2019 17:00:11 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

1167514

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Enforcement Directorate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the role is of the Command and Control Unit; and which government agencies have access to data through that unit.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	7744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Immigration Enforcement National Command and Control Unit (IE NCCU) is the IE 24/7 point of contact for all UK Police Forces. The unit is staffed by Immigration Officers who provide advice on the immigration status of individuals. When appropriate the team initiate immigration enforcement action, safeguard vulnerable individuals, refer cases to and signpost Police partners to other Home Office Teams. NCCU is also the central point of contact for IE critical incident coordination.</p><p>The following partners have varying levels of access/services through the NCCU:</p><ul><li>UK Police Forces</li><li>HM Revenue and Customs</li><li>Judiciary, including the Procurator Fiscal</li><li>Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships</li><li>National Crime Agency</li><li>Unseen (Modern Slavery Helpline)</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 04/11/2019 17:19:41 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1167211

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
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 investigate what happened to the personal documents of Shahnaz Saeed (B17209/19), which were mailed to her legal representatives on 16 August 2017 Royal Mail Reference Number: BY018153568GB.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	7076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Officials have provided an explanation to the hon. Member on this individual case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 04/11/2019 16:34:42 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1156501

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vagrancy Act 1824
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	900179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that no-one should be criminalised simply for sleeping rough.</p><p>In the Cross-Government Rough Sleeping Strategy published last year we committed to review the Vagrancy Act.</p><p>The review is consulting with stakeholders on all options including retention, repeal, replacement or amendment.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 28/10/2019 16:53:33 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1166726

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals given sentences of imprisonment for public protection have been deported from the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	6424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is absolutely committed to removing Foreign National Offenders from the UK, and any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them.</p><p>Since 2010, we have removed almost 50,000 Foreign National Offenders from our prisons, immigration removal centres and the community, with more than 5,000 removed in 2018/19.</p><p>Providing the information requested would require a manual check of individual records which could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Home Office does publish quarterly statistics on the numbers of Foreign Nationals removed from the UK. This data can be found by accessing the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/list-of-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/list-of-tables</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 6425 question first answered 31/10/2019 16:16:48 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1166736

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of foreign nationals serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection have been deported to countries that do not have an equivalent sentence in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	6425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is absolutely committed to removing Foreign National Offenders from the UK, and any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them.</p><p>Since 2010, we have removed almost 50,000 Foreign National Offenders from our prisons, immigration removal centres and the community, with more than 5,000 removed in 2018/19.</p><p>Providing the information requested would require a manual check of individual records which could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Home Office does publish quarterly statistics on the numbers of Foreign Nationals removed from the UK. This data can be found by accessing the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/list-of-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/list-of-tables</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 6424 question first answered 31/10/2019 16:16:48 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1156362

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to extend the upper age limit of the working holidaymaker visa scheme between the UK and Australia.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	5458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Tier 5 Youth Mobility Schemes provide a cultural exchange programme that allows young people aged 18 to 30 from participating countries and territories to experience life in the UK for up to two years. In return, qualifying UK citizens enjoy similar access to our partner countries.</p><p>We have no current plans to increase the upper age limit of the scheme between the UK and Australia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 04/11/2019 16:01:16 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1156417

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons non-dependent family members of people with Tier 1 (exceptional talent) visas can only apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years, given that the main applicant can apply on an accelerated route after three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	5431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>A number of economic routes offer accelerated settlement for main applicants, including Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent), Tier 1 Investor and the Innovator route. However in all cases the qualifying period for non-EEA family members remains five years, regardless of the time it takes for the main applicant to settle.</p><p>The current policy is intended to ensure that our provisions are in line with the qualifying period for non-EEA family members of a British Citizen.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 01/11/2019 16:14:24 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield