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1545878

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of asylum seekers who have been unable to provide identity records due to historic issues with identity registration in their country of origin, including Iraq; and what steps her Department is taking to clarify an asylum seeker's position in those circumstances.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	97661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish case volume information relating to asylum claims involving an absence of identity documents. Where that absence is attributable to historic issues with identity registration in the claimants’ country of origin.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/12/2022 13:58:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1545945

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers' (a) asylum processing and (b) accommodation costs were reported as part of the Official Development Assistance budget in each of the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	97696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and other support whilst their application for asylum is being considered. Our accommodation costs are considered to be commercially confidential, therefore the Home Office does not publish this information. However, total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts.</p><p>Provisional and final UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend data for 2022 will be published as normal in the Spring and Autumn of 2023 respectively. The latest data available is the final data for 2021 UK ODA spend, which was published November 23rd. The stats for international development are published here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatistics-on-international-development-final-uk-aid-spend-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSteven.Howell2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C03eb71aeff8f4c2f1c2008dacec96fb1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638049661790726757%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SljXahb97wnQWDposQ7mm0vWO%2BefDdBEdEAnFgfqdoI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Statistics on International Development: final UK aid spend 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/12/2022 13:10:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1545987

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Patrol Craft
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 24 November to Question 92145 on UK Border Force: Patrol Craft, which greener propulsion capabilities she plans for the Border Force Replacement vessels to incorporate.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	97479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is responsible for the Border Force procurement, including the analysis underpinning the fleet mix. It continues to work closely with the National Shipbuilding Office.</p><p>In line with our international obligations the replacement Border Force vessels will be compliant with IMO (International Maritime Organisation) MARPOL Annex VI “Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships” Tier III emission standards. T We will consider hybrid power, modified internal combustion engine (ICE) developments and alternative fuel systems. Options will be considered within market engagement and the development of further business cases.</p><p>The timing of the industry day remains to be confirmed and will follow the formal launch of market engagement. <br></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 97480 97481 question first answered 01/12/2022 13:25:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1545990

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Patrol Craft
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 24 November to Question 92145 on UK Border Force: Patrol Craft, whether this further analysis is being undertaken by the National Shipbuilding Office.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	97480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is responsible for the Border Force procurement, including the analysis underpinning the fleet mix. It continues to work closely with the National Shipbuilding Office.</p><p>In line with our international obligations the replacement Border Force vessels will be compliant with IMO (International Maritime Organisation) MARPOL Annex VI “Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships” Tier III emission standards. T We will consider hybrid power, modified internal combustion engine (ICE) developments and alternative fuel systems. Options will be considered within market engagement and the development of further business cases.</p><p>The timing of the industry day remains to be confirmed and will follow the formal launch of market engagement. <br></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 97479 97481 question first answered 01/12/2022 13:25:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1545991

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Patrol Craft
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 24 November to Question 92145 on UK Border Force: Patrol Craft, when she plans to hold the industry day.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	97481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is responsible for the Border Force procurement, including the analysis underpinning the fleet mix. It continues to work closely with the National Shipbuilding Office.</p><p>In line with our international obligations the replacement Border Force vessels will be compliant with IMO (International Maritime Organisation) MARPOL Annex VI “Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships” Tier III emission standards. T We will consider hybrid power, modified internal combustion engine (ICE) developments and alternative fuel systems. Options will be considered within market engagement and the development of further business cases.</p><p>The timing of the industry day remains to be confirmed and will follow the formal launch of market engagement. <br></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 97479 97480 question first answered 01/12/2022 13:25:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1546181

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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 detained by Border Force upon entry to the UK were subsequently released on grounds that they held a valid (a) student and (b) other UK visa in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	97631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>Border Force does not hold the data in an easily accessible format on those detained and subsequently released on grounds they held a valid visa, student or other.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/12/2022 13:27:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1545691

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wind Power: Migrant Workers
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 25 November 2022 to Question 89909 on Wind Power: Migrant Workers, which Department is responsible for (a) the enforcement of and (b) assessing the impact on employment law of the Offshore Wind Workers Immigration Rules Concession 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	96654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and its agencies are responsible for the enforcement of employment law.</p><p>BEIS are responsible for evaluating the impact of employment law on all sections of society including migrant workers. The Home Office is responsible for evaluating the impact of immigration concessions.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/11/2022 17:32:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1545257

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wind Power: Migrant Workers
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 by the Minister for Immigration to the Question from the hon. Member for East Lothian of 16 November 2022, Official Report, column 669, for what reason the Offshore wind workers Immigration Rules concession 2017 was extended in the period between 15 June 2017 and 1 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	95942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>We are clear that all employers should first seek to recruit from the resident labour market before using immigration to provide a work force.</p><p>The concession will expire on 30 April 2023 at which point it will be reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/11/2022 15:53:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1545281

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions
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 it takes 16 weeks on average to receive a decision on Health and Care Workers visas; and what steps she is taking to reduce this amount of time.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	95887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office had been prioritising Ukraine Visa Scheme applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has impacted on the delivery of some of our service standards.</p><p>We remain focussed on the processing of Entry Clearance applications for Health &amp; Care Workers, to assist them in entering the UK to take up employment in the Health and Care sector, and these are being decided within our published service standards. We have injected additional resource into the team and expect the time taken to assess Health and Care Worker in-country applications to reduce significantly.</p><p>Details on visa processing times are published on the Home Office website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/visa-decision-waiting-times" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> These are updated on a regular basis to inform customers of any changes that may affect their application.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/11/2022 13:17:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1545332

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the revenue was for the Immigration Skills Charge from NHS employers in (a) each financial year since 2017-18 and (b) the 2022-23 financial year as of 24 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	95800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office reports total Immigration Skills Charge revenue in the Annual Report and Accounts. Whilst some employment data is captured, it is not captured or recorded in a way that allows for the specific categorisation of NHS employers.</p><p>Total Immigration Skills Charges is found in the links and pages referenced below:</p><p>2021-22 pages 208 and 216</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090460/Home_Office_ARA_21-22_Final_-_Gov.uk.pdf" target="_blank">Home_Office_ARA_21-22_Final_-_Gov.uk.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>2020-21 pages 191and 199</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1000127/HO_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2020-21_FINAL_AS_CERTIFIED__accessible_.pdf" target="_blank">HO annual report and accounts 2020-21 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>2019-20 pages 187 and 195-196</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/902593/HO_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2019-20_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Home Office annual report and accounts 2019 - 2020 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>2018-19 pages 168 and 175</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807126/6.5571_HO_Annual_Report_201920_WEB.PDF" target="_blank">Home Office Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Data relating to the current financial year will be made available on publication of the 2022-23 Home Office Annual Report and Accounts following closure of the financial year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/11/2022 17:33:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael