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1673496

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled 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 16 November to Question 1561 on Visas: Applications, what is the (a) target time and (b) average time taken to process a skilled worker visa.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office makes every attempt to meet the service level agreement standard, but in certain cases additional checks are required which can mean visa requests take longer to process.</p><p>Data on performance against service standards is published through migration transparency data and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p><p>The Home Office also publishes information on visa processing times for applications inside and outside the UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/visa-processing-times" target="_blank">Visa processing times - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/12/2023 16:57:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1673568

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was for (a) financial support and (b) accommodation for people (i) seeking asylum and (ii) arriving through other humanitarian routes in each of the last 10 years, broken down by local authority.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	4251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation and other support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute while their application for asylum is being considered. Costs are subject to change depending on numbers being accommodated within the asylum system. The Home Office is currently spending around £8.3m per day on hotel accommodation. Total expenditure on asylum and humanitarian routes is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown which disaggregates the cost of financial support and accommodation for asylum seekers and refugees by local authority.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/12/2023 17:26:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1672231

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department holds data on average waiting times to proceed through Border Force security on arrival at London Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	3246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>Border Force measures and monitors wait times at all major UK ports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, and Birmingham to ensure the flow of legitimate travel into UK.</p><p>The latest Border Force transparency data shows that 95% of arrivals to the UK were cleared within the service standard in the second quarter of this year and in July, 90% of passengers surveyed were satisfied with their experience at UK border control. The most recent data is available on Gov.UK; <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fborder-force-transparency-data-q2-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C04252682c91449e6865c08dbec30b3b7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638363466131999460%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LAxntB8CcSupKQvBdxH5FDXVEjIn3%2FyoXI0%2B0Gkibow%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-q2-2023</a>.</p><p>We do not publish port level wait times for commercial sensitivity as it may provide an unfair advantage to certain ports if others are seen to be performing more badly. The way data is captured is also different across ports so will not be a like for like comparison.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 3257 3258 3259 3260 question first answered 30/11/2023 17:13:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1672232

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with his Commonwealth counterparts on the potential merits of waiving standard visitor visa fees for citizens across each Commonwealth member state.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	3247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>Visas are an important part of securing the UK’s border and are an effective tool for the UK in reducing illegal immigration, tackling organised crime and protecting national security.</p><p>The government has no plans to waive or reduce visit visa fees for nationals of Commonwealth member states.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/11/2023 16:40:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1672233

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will take steps to support Sudanese nationals who were given six-month Leave Outside The Rules and whose visas are expiring to extend their leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	3158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>Where a person who has been given leave outside the rules but is unable to return home they should apply for an extension of leave. Further information about applying for an extension can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-extend-stay-in-the-uk-flrhro." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-extend-stay-in-the-uk-flrhro.</a></p><p>Each case will be assessed on its merits. If they are unable to afford the fee then a fee waiver application can be made. Details about fee waivers can be found at: <a href="https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/fee-waiver." target="_blank">https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/fee-waiver.</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/11/2023 11:11:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1672276

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Gatwick Airport
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 waiting time has been to pass Border Force security on arrival at London Gatwick Airport in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	3257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>Border Force measures and monitors wait times at all major UK ports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, and Birmingham to ensure the flow of legitimate travel into UK.</p><p>The latest Border Force transparency data shows that 95% of arrivals to the UK were cleared within the service standard in the second quarter of this year and in July, 90% of passengers surveyed were satisfied with their experience at UK border control. The most recent data is available on Gov.UK; <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fborder-force-transparency-data-q2-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C04252682c91449e6865c08dbec30b3b7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638363466131999460%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LAxntB8CcSupKQvBdxH5FDXVEjIn3%2FyoXI0%2B0Gkibow%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-q2-2023</a>.</p><p>We do not publish port level wait times for commercial sensitivity as it may provide an unfair advantage to certain ports if others are seen to be performing more badly. The way data is captured is also different across ports so will not be a like for like comparison.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 3246 3258 3259 3260 question first answered 30/11/2023 17:13:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1672277

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Luton Airport
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 waiting time has been to pass Border Force security on arrival at London Luton Airport in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	3258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>Border Force measures and monitors wait times at all major UK ports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, and Birmingham to ensure the flow of legitimate travel into UK.</p><p>The latest Border Force transparency data shows that 95% of arrivals to the UK were cleared within the service standard in the second quarter of this year and in July, 90% of passengers surveyed were satisfied with their experience at UK border control. The most recent data is available on Gov.UK; <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fborder-force-transparency-data-q2-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C04252682c91449e6865c08dbec30b3b7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638363466131999460%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LAxntB8CcSupKQvBdxH5FDXVEjIn3%2FyoXI0%2B0Gkibow%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-q2-2023</a>.</p><p>We do not publish port level wait times for commercial sensitivity as it may provide an unfair advantage to certain ports if others are seen to be performing more badly. The way data is captured is also different across ports so will not be a like for like comparison.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 3246 3257 3259 3260 question first answered 30/11/2023 17:13:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1672278

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Stansted Airport
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 waiting time has been to pass Border Force security on arrival at London Stansted Airport in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	3259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>Border Force measures and monitors wait times at all major UK ports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, and Birmingham to ensure the flow of legitimate travel into UK.</p><p>The latest Border Force transparency data shows that 95% of arrivals to the UK were cleared within the service standard in the second quarter of this year and in July, 90% of passengers surveyed were satisfied with their experience at UK border control. The most recent data is available on Gov.UK; <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fborder-force-transparency-data-q2-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C04252682c91449e6865c08dbec30b3b7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638363466131999460%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LAxntB8CcSupKQvBdxH5FDXVEjIn3%2FyoXI0%2B0Gkibow%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-q2-2023</a>.</p><p>We do not publish port level wait times for commercial sensitivity as it may provide an unfair advantage to certain ports if others are seen to be performing more badly. The way data is captured is also different across ports so will not be a like for like comparison.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 3246 3257 3258 3260 question first answered 30/11/2023 17:13:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1672279

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Birmingham Airport
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 waiting time has been to pass Border Force security on arrival at Birmingham International Airport in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	3260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>Border Force measures and monitors wait times at all major UK ports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, and Birmingham to ensure the flow of legitimate travel into UK.</p><p>The latest Border Force transparency data shows that 95% of arrivals to the UK were cleared within the service standard in the second quarter of this year and in July, 90% of passengers surveyed were satisfied with their experience at UK border control. The most recent data is available on Gov.UK; <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fborder-force-transparency-data-q2-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C04252682c91449e6865c08dbec30b3b7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638363466131999460%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LAxntB8CcSupKQvBdxH5FDXVEjIn3%2FyoXI0%2B0Gkibow%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-q2-2023</a>.</p><p>We do not publish port level wait times for commercial sensitivity as it may provide an unfair advantage to certain ports if others are seen to be performing more badly. The way data is captured is also different across ports so will not be a like for like comparison.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 3246 3257 3258 3259 question first answered 30/11/2023 17:13:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1672001

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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, what the average time was to process an application for an exemption to the Life in the UK Test in each year since 2020.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	3052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>We are unable to provide this data as we do not record data relating to requests for exemption from the Life in the UK Test.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 3050 3051 question first answered 27/11/2023 12:18:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain