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1537969

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Leader of the House of Commons: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional resources she will allocate to the Home Office’s MP Account Management Team to help ensure her Department can respond to MPs correspondence within its 20 day target.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	75985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p><strong>75985</strong></p><p>Over 60 additional staff have been identified to support delivery of the Home Office MP’s Correspondence recovery plan which will enable a return to service standard in January 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>75986</strong></p><p>The Home Office MP’ Correspondence recovery plan will enable a return to service standard in January ’23. This will significantly reduce the time spent by MP’s caseworkers chasing responses from the Home Office and enable the extra resources detailed above to return to their normal duties. Both will have positive implications from a productivity and cost perspective for both MP’s offices and the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 75986 question first answered 08/11/2022 10:33:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 31921 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1537447

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
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 (a) reduce the number of (i) lower-skilled migrants and (ii) migrants in general coming to the UK and (b) provide updates on progress in meeting those goals.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Mark Jenkinson
uin	74919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>We committed to the public we would deliver a new points-based system to bring highly-skilled workers to the UK whilst meeting our clear manifesto commitment to control immigration numbers.  I will provide further policy updates to the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/11/2022 10:35:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 31053 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4752 label Biography information for Mark Jenkinson

1536818

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Manston Asylum Processing Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the maximum amount of time an individual can legally be detained at the Manston immigration facility.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	72951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Under the Short Term Holding Facility Rules 2018, someone may be held at Manston for up to 24 hours, or longer if authorised by the Secretary of State in exceptional circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/11/2022 11:17:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 29571 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1536910

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fisheries: 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 recent assessment she has made of the impact of the English language requirements of the Skilled Worker visa on the hire foreign nationals as fishing crew members.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	73094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The English language requirements for all Skilled Workers are fundamental to successful integration into British society, helping migrants to participate in community life and work. As the Skilled Worker route can lead to settlement it is right to assess the ability of migrants to understand both written and spoken English.</p><p> </p><p>The requirement to speak basic English is a core principle of the points-based immigration system, as set out in our 2019 manifesto and HM Government’s original policy statement published on 19 February 2020. The ability to speak “lower intermediate English” – understanding the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. – is not a high standard but is essential to support overseas workers and their families live and work in the UK and to integrate.</p><p> </p><p>Considering the fishing industry in particular, English language ability within busy environments and areas with potentially lethal equipment is also important to fulfil health and safety requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Migrant workers who do not have a good command of English are more likely to be heavily dependent on their employer, less able to understand their rights, and less able to leave their employer and seek another job. Relaxing the English language requirement would increase the risk of exploitation in an industry where this is already a widely reported concern.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Government’s position that if a foreign national is coming to work within UK territorial waters (12 nautical miles), or the UK landmass, then they will need to apply for the appropriate permission to do so, this is most likely a Skilled Worker visa. Conversely, if they are working outside of the 12 nautical miles then a Skilled Worker visa is not required.</p><p> </p><p>Transit visas are a type of visit visa. For any visit visa to be granted, the person must intend to leave the UK at the end of their visit, therefore it is not possible to switch into a Skilled Worker visa or any other immigration route without first doing so.</p><p> </p><p>English language ability is a longstanding requirement for skilled work visas route. The fishing industry has historically recruited workers from outside the EEA and any company following the rules would therefore be used to employing migrants who meet these requirements and delays should not occur.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 73095 73096 73097 question first answered 02/11/2022 10:57:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 29684 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1536911

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fisheries: 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 recent assessment she has made of the suitability of the English language requirements of the Skilled Worker visa for workers who apply in order to work as members of fishing crews in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	73095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The English language requirements for all Skilled Workers are fundamental to successful integration into British society, helping migrants to participate in community life and work. As the Skilled Worker route can lead to settlement it is right to assess the ability of migrants to understand both written and spoken English.</p><p> </p><p>The requirement to speak basic English is a core principle of the points-based immigration system, as set out in our 2019 manifesto and HM Government’s original policy statement published on 19 February 2020. The ability to speak “lower intermediate English” – understanding the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. – is not a high standard but is essential to support overseas workers and their families live and work in the UK and to integrate.</p><p> </p><p>Considering the fishing industry in particular, English language ability within busy environments and areas with potentially lethal equipment is also important to fulfil health and safety requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Migrant workers who do not have a good command of English are more likely to be heavily dependent on their employer, less able to understand their rights, and less able to leave their employer and seek another job. Relaxing the English language requirement would increase the risk of exploitation in an industry where this is already a widely reported concern.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Government’s position that if a foreign national is coming to work within UK territorial waters (12 nautical miles), or the UK landmass, then they will need to apply for the appropriate permission to do so, this is most likely a Skilled Worker visa. Conversely, if they are working outside of the 12 nautical miles then a Skilled Worker visa is not required.</p><p> </p><p>Transit visas are a type of visit visa. For any visit visa to be granted, the person must intend to leave the UK at the end of their visit, therefore it is not possible to switch into a Skilled Worker visa or any other immigration route without first doing so.</p><p> </p><p>English language ability is a longstanding requirement for skilled work visas route. The fishing industry has historically recruited workers from outside the EEA and any company following the rules would therefore be used to employing migrants who meet these requirements and delays should not occur.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 73094 73096 73097 question first answered 02/11/2022 10:57:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 29695 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1536912

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fisheries: 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 recent assessment she has made of the impact of the requirement for those on transit visas to leave the UK before applying for a Skilled Worker Visa on the hire of foreign nationals as fishing crew members.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	73096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The English language requirements for all Skilled Workers are fundamental to successful integration into British society, helping migrants to participate in community life and work. As the Skilled Worker route can lead to settlement it is right to assess the ability of migrants to understand both written and spoken English.</p><p> </p><p>The requirement to speak basic English is a core principle of the points-based immigration system, as set out in our 2019 manifesto and HM Government’s original policy statement published on 19 February 2020. The ability to speak “lower intermediate English” – understanding the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. – is not a high standard but is essential to support overseas workers and their families live and work in the UK and to integrate.</p><p> </p><p>Considering the fishing industry in particular, English language ability within busy environments and areas with potentially lethal equipment is also important to fulfil health and safety requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Migrant workers who do not have a good command of English are more likely to be heavily dependent on their employer, less able to understand their rights, and less able to leave their employer and seek another job. Relaxing the English language requirement would increase the risk of exploitation in an industry where this is already a widely reported concern.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Government’s position that if a foreign national is coming to work within UK territorial waters (12 nautical miles), or the UK landmass, then they will need to apply for the appropriate permission to do so, this is most likely a Skilled Worker visa. Conversely, if they are working outside of the 12 nautical miles then a Skilled Worker visa is not required.</p><p> </p><p>Transit visas are a type of visit visa. For any visit visa to be granted, the person must intend to leave the UK at the end of their visit, therefore it is not possible to switch into a Skilled Worker visa or any other immigration route without first doing so.</p><p> </p><p>English language ability is a longstanding requirement for skilled work visas route. The fishing industry has historically recruited workers from outside the EEA and any company following the rules would therefore be used to employing migrants who meet these requirements and delays should not occur.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 73094 73095 73097 question first answered 02/11/2022 10:57:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 29698 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1536913

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fisheries: 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 recent estimate she has made of the average (a) delay and (b) cost to domestic fishing companies of the Skilled Worker visa's (i) English language requirements and (ii) requirement for applicants to apply from abroad.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	73097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The English language requirements for all Skilled Workers are fundamental to successful integration into British society, helping migrants to participate in community life and work. As the Skilled Worker route can lead to settlement it is right to assess the ability of migrants to understand both written and spoken English.</p><p> </p><p>The requirement to speak basic English is a core principle of the points-based immigration system, as set out in our 2019 manifesto and HM Government’s original policy statement published on 19 February 2020. The ability to speak “lower intermediate English” – understanding the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. – is not a high standard but is essential to support overseas workers and their families live and work in the UK and to integrate.</p><p> </p><p>Considering the fishing industry in particular, English language ability within busy environments and areas with potentially lethal equipment is also important to fulfil health and safety requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Migrant workers who do not have a good command of English are more likely to be heavily dependent on their employer, less able to understand their rights, and less able to leave their employer and seek another job. Relaxing the English language requirement would increase the risk of exploitation in an industry where this is already a widely reported concern.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Government’s position that if a foreign national is coming to work within UK territorial waters (12 nautical miles), or the UK landmass, then they will need to apply for the appropriate permission to do so, this is most likely a Skilled Worker visa. Conversely, if they are working outside of the 12 nautical miles then a Skilled Worker visa is not required.</p><p> </p><p>Transit visas are a type of visit visa. For any visit visa to be granted, the person must intend to leave the UK at the end of their visit, therefore it is not possible to switch into a Skilled Worker visa or any other immigration route without first doing so.</p><p> </p><p>English language ability is a longstanding requirement for skilled work visas route. The fishing industry has historically recruited workers from outside the EEA and any company following the rules would therefore be used to employing migrants who meet these requirements and delays should not occur.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 73094 73095 73096 question first answered 02/11/2022 10:57:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 29700 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1536955

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Manston Asylum Processing Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average recorded stay for (a) an individual and (b) a family accommodated at Manston Short-term Holding Facility has been since that facility opened.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	73145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Home Office does not hold the data in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 73146 question first answered 07/11/2022 17:52:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 31281 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1536957

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Manston Asylum Processing Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest recorded stay for (a) an individual and (b) a family accommodated at Manston Short-term Holding Facility was since that facility opened.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	73146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Home Office does not hold the data in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 73145 question first answered 07/11/2022 17:52:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 31280 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1536964

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 13 September 2022 from the Rt Hon. Member for East Ham, case reference ST100013.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	72909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay.</p><p><strong>PQ 72909 – </strong>MPAM reference – MPAM/0426153/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 28 October 2022</p><p><strong>PQ 72910 – </strong>MPAM reference – MPAM/0431018/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 28 October 2022</p><p><strong>PQ 72911 – </strong>MPAM reference – MPAM/0288749/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 28 October 2022</p><p><strong>PQ 72912 – </strong>MPAM reference – MPAM/0397302/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 28 October 2022</p><p><strong>PQ 72913 – </strong>MPAM reference – MPAM/0411509/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 28 October 2022</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 72910 72911 72912 72913 question first answered 02/11/2022 10:53:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 29575 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms