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1671304

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership
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 15 November 2023 to Question 1309 on Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership, with which relevant partners in Northern Ireland his Department consulted; and when these consultations took place.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	2518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>This approach was taken following discussions over financial years 22-23 and 23-24 with Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) as the NI SMP host and The Executive Office of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/11/2023 17:22:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1671328

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
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 people sitting the UK citizenship test failed in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	2463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The information on the number of tests taken in each quarter in relation to citizenship and settlement applications can be found within the Visas and citizenship data on gov.uk here:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-transparency-data&amp;data=05%7C01%7CCCOEST%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C4873f68ca42649d51b8108dbea76bdd8%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638361567977342866%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hb%2FnMedYkVvMkmTUgrrCfGw820ChfHrURr9FDHtDKK8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a></p><p>The latest transparency data was published on 23 November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/11/2023 17:16:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1671369

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Ilois
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 of Chagossian descent have been granted British nationality since November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	2530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>We are unable to provide this data as we do not record data relating to an individual’s ancestor.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 2531 question first answered 28/11/2023 15:31:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1671474

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process (a) student visa and (b) student sponsor license applications.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	2610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has continually remained within published service standard for straightforward applications within the Student route. We work closely with the education sector and through public communications campaigns to encourage students to apply as early as possible and to check they have submitted the right documents, to reduce delays. Customers applying to the Student route from overseas can apply up to six months ahead of the course start date, once their education sponsor has provided the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS). We continue to review internal processes to identify opportunities to improve the customer journey.</p><p>Student Sponsor license applications have an eight-week service standard which includes a pre-licence visit. To reduce processing times, the pre-licence visits are now undertaken by dedicated Study Compliance officers. Applications may take longer to decide where further information is required from the prospective sponsor following the visit, to confirm the licence requirements are met.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/11/2023 15:29:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1671477

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
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 student visa applications have not been renewed since 1 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	2611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Information on how many people extend their permission within the Student or Graduate route can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-june-2023" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Where eligible, students may also apply to switch into an alternative appropriate category. We do not routinely publish data on how many students switch into other immigration categories.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/11/2023 15:27:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1671478

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether UK Visas and Immigration is meeting its service standard for processing student visa applications as of November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	2612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>We have remained continually within service standard for straightforward standard, priority, and super priority Student visa applications. Where applications are complex and we require further information or checks, we may take to take longer to reach a decision. This is to ensure the applicant meets the requirements of the immigration rules and prevent abuse of our immigration system.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/11/2023 15:28:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1671505

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Detainees
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 who arrived in the UK since 20 July 2023 are held in detention centres.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	2537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on detention in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on asylum seekers in detention is published in table Det_01 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-statistics-data-tables-year-ending-september-2022#detention" target="_blank">detention summary tables</a>’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to September 2022. More recent data on asylum seekers in detention is not available due to the on-going transition to a new case working system. We will seek to include this information in future editions of the publication when available.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/11/2023 16:14:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1671509

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
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, what his timetable is for resolving technical faults relating to the issuing of Biometric Residence Permit cards.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	2690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The incidences of technical issues preventing Biometric Resident Permit (BRP) card production are very low. Where issues are encountered, operational case working teams and IT Support endeavour to resolve the issue swiftly without any adverse impacts for the applicant.</p><p>For the very small proportion of cases that could not be resolved immediately, the Employer Checking Service (ECS) and Landlord Checking Service (LCS) are available to provide support to applicants to verify their immigration status and permission to work and rent properties in the UK.</p><p>Longer term, the Home Office is developing a border and immigration system which will be digital by default. The ambition is to phase out physical documents, such as BRP’s, before the end of 2024 as we move towards a system of online evidence of immigration status (eVisas).</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/11/2023 17:34:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1670729

registered interest
date	17/11/2023
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, how many people (a) were given and (b) had Indefinite Leave to Remain in each year since 1993.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	2428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on Indefinite Leave to Remain (Settlement) grants in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data covering the period 2011 onwards are published in table se_06 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#settlement" target="_blank">Settlement summary tables</a>. Earlier data are available in table se_06 at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1033958/settlement-sep-2021-tables.ods" target="_blank">Settlement data tables.</a> (Downloads new file).</p><p>The Home Office does not produce information on the UK population. These are the responsibility of the UK Office for National Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/11/2023 10:33:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1670730

registered interest
date	17/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality
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 (a) were granted and (b) held UK citizenship in each year since 1993.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	2429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Since 2011, the Home Office has published data on the processing of applications for British citizenship on the Gov.uk website.</p><p>The link to the latest Migration Transparency Data can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fvisas-and-citizenship-data-q2-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIan.Page%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C0fd42ac1b24f49e85b3c08dbad3e6427%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638294255692779769%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fntzjp8AXZT0DZdMr6HAq49eWecFfFUCQHIzr0KaDgs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q2-2023</a></p><p>Data relating to earlier applications can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-data-tables%23citizenship&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIan.Page%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cae7b37b9f1814fe38fa808dbef4323e9%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638366843858930615%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2Kwx%2FZo%2BFEzKp3wKn9BBDT30D53Pn33gJPieA16zszU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#citizenship</a></p><p>There are no records of the number of people who are automatically British from birth and no data is held to show the number of people who hold UK citizenship each year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/11/2023 17:20:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien