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996983

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the Government has made on placing vulnerable Syrian families in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	907309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>We are on track to meet the Government’s commitment to resettle 20,000 refugees under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme by 2020.</p><p>Over 12,800 refugees who have fled the Syrian conflict have now been resettled since the scheme began, and they are being supported by more than 280 local authorities across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/10/2018 16:56:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

996987

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans his Department has to change passport control procedures at ports and airports in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	907314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains of the view that a deal between the UK and the EU is in the best interests of both sides, and we are continuing to work to reach an agreement.</p><p>At the same time, we are obviously taking a responsible approach and are preparing plans for all outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/10/2018 17:05:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

994009

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
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 have had their temporary Home Office-provided accommodation withdrawn under the COMPASS contract and asylum claim subsequently upheld.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	183351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Information on asylum seekers that have had their temporary Home Office-provided accommodation withdrawn under the COMPASS contract and asy-lum claim subsequently upheld is not held in a reportable format and the re-quested information could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost by examination of individual property records.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/10/2018 17:29:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

994024

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department made of (a) external advice and (b) lessons learned from the current contract implementation period prior to the re-tendering of the Compass asylum accommodation contract.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	183356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Since the establishment of the project in the autumn of 2016, there has been extensive engagement with strategic stakeholders, including Strategic Migration Partnerships (SMPs), Local Authorities and Statutory Organisations, to feed their views into the design of the next generation of contracts. In addition, the project has undertaken market engagement with private and public sector suppliers to understand what is required to deliver effective solutions for the provision of accommodation and support to asylum seekers.</p><p><br>The Home Office has considered lessons learnt from the existing contracts and Stakeholder feedback had considerable influence on the specifications in the contract, where the Home Office has adopted a host of improvements that were proposed by stakeholders. With these changes we aim to ensure that the new contracts build upon the groundwork for a constructive relationship between central government, local government, the private sector and civil society, to the benefit of communities and those seeking our protection.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/10/2018 17:31:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

994129

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: 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, if he will make it his policy to waive fees charged for people applying for renewal of leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	183420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Fees can be waived for applications for leave to remain and renewal of leave to remain in certain specified human rights categories. These are listed in the fee waiver: Human Rights–Based and other specified applica-tions guidance which can be found at<a href="http://%20www.homeoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank"> www.homeoffice.gov.uk.</a></p><p>Where the application fee is waived the biometric enrolment fee is also waived. The Government has no plans to introduce a general waiver from paying the biometric enrolment fee for applicants who are resubmitting their biometrics.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 183430 question first answered 29/10/2018 17:15:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

994130

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to abolish his Department's requirement for additional English language tests for applicants (a) seeking renewal of leave to remain and (b) who have already passed the first English language test.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	183421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>We expect those coming to the UK on a family visa with only basic English to become more fluent over time, to support their integration.</p><p>A2 level English language requirement under the family Immigration Rules applies to applications for further temporary leave to remain as a partner or parent, after 30 months in the UK on a five-year route to settlement.</p><p>Tests that exceed the required A1 level on entry to the partner or parent route, met at A2 level or above, may be re-used at the next application stage.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/10/2018 17:28:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

994140

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much delay occurs at UK ports when importing alcoholic drinks from the EU in order to deal with VAT, currency and excise differences.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	183209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Legitimate consignments of goods (including alcohol) arriving from the EU are subject to the EU principle of free movement and as such as they can enter and exit the port without the need for a declaration and normally without Border Force intervention.</p><p>Imported alcohol normally travels into the UK under EU wide duty suspension arrangements. The duty is paid by producers or warehouse keepers when products are released onto the UK market for consumption.</p><p>Border Force has a remit to conduct customs revenue work and protect the revenue at the border. This involves making interventions and taking appropriate action when alcohol fraud and illicit consignments are detected.</p><p>Border Force and HMRC work together to facilitate legitimate movements of alcohol across the border but will take action when fraud and evasion is detected.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/10/2018 17:30:24 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

994160

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: 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, if he will make it his policy to waive fees charged to people who are re-submitting biometrics as part of their leave to remain application.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	183430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Fees can be waived for applications for leave to remain and renewal of leave to remain in certain specified human rights categories. These are listed in the fee waiver: Human Rights–Based and other specified applica-tions guidance which can be found at<a href="http://%20www.homeoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank"> www.homeoffice.gov.uk.</a></p><p>Where the application fee is waived the biometric enrolment fee is also waived. The Government has no plans to introduce a general waiver from paying the biometric enrolment fee for applicants who are resubmitting their biometrics.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 183420 question first answered 29/10/2018 17:15:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

994202

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Evidence: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of effect on the (a) cost and (b) duration of international and domestic criminal investigations of the decision not to opt-in to the Proposal of the European Parliament and the Council on European Production Orders and European Preservation Orders for cross-border access to electronic evidence on criminal matters.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	183452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has decided not to opt in to the EU’s “e-evidence” Regulation as while we share the EU’s objectives in this area, it is not clear that the Regulation will be a practical or effective way to address what is a global issue. This opt in decision will have no impact on how UK law enforcement carry out international and domestic criminal investigations.</p><p>We are also legislating domestically to tackle this issue, through the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill. This legislation will allow law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to apply directly to service providers based in a territory with whom the UK has a relevant international agreement, by way of a UK court approved order for stored electronic data. This will make the process for gaining access to this type of data faster.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/10/2018 17:11:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

994288

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tourist visas were refused in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	183507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The available information relates to total visitor visas, and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas</a></p><p>The standard visit visa has replaced:</p><p>• Family Visitor visa<br>• General Visitor visa<br>• Child Visitor visa<br>• Business Visitor visa, including visas for academics, doctors and dentists<br>• Sports Visitor visa<br>• Entertainer Visitor visa<br>• Prospective Entrepreneur visa<br>• Private Medical Treatment Visitor visa<br>• Approved Destination Status (ADS) visa</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa </a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/10/2018 17:14:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens