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1137487

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ministers of Religion: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the meeting he is hosting in August 2019 with representatives from faith communities on changes to the immigration rules for (a) Tier 2 and (b) Tier 5 religious workers visas will involve representatives from the Scottish clergy and other religious organisations based in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
uin	274563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>On 8 July I held a meeting with representatives from the faith community about changes to Tier 2 and Tier 5 immigration rules. That meeting included a representative of the Scottish clergy.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 274564 question first answered 11/07/2019 15:28:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1137488

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ministers of Religion: 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 discussions his officials have had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) members of the Scottish clergy and other religious organisations based in Scotland on changes to the immigration rules in relation to (i) Tier 2 and (ii) Tier 5 visas for religious workers .
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
uin	274564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>On 8 July I held a meeting with representatives from the faith community about changes to Tier 2 and Tier 5 immigration rules. That meeting included a representative of the Scottish clergy.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 274563 question first answered 11/07/2019 15:28:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1137535

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
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, if he will make it his Department’s policy to end the cap on Tier 2 visas for highly skilled migrants.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	274425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government published “The UK Future Skills-Based Immigration System” White Paper in December 2018. The White Paper set out the Government’s intention to have a route for skilled migrants and that the route would not be capped.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/07/2019 14:22:21 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1137536

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
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, if he will make it his Department’s policy to exclude scientific research occupations from proposals in the immigration White Paper for a minimum salary threshold.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	274426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>On 24 June 2019, the Government asked the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to consider the operation of salary thresholds in the future immigration system, including the impact of exemptions from minimum salary thresholds. The MAC is due to report by January 2020.</p><p>We recognise the vital contribution that scientists make to the UK. In his spring statement, my Rt Hon Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, confirmed that PhD level occupations would be exempt from the Tier 2 cap. Additionally, researchers applying for settlement are exempt from the rule which states that, there should be no absence from the UK for 180 days if the absence from the UK is for the purpose carrying out research. A number of research roles also appear on the Shortage Occupation List which also exempts them from the settlement salary threshold</p><p>The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route is also available for internationally recognised leaders and promising future leaders, including in the science and research sector.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 274427 question first answered 11/07/2019 15:24:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1137537

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Scientists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department has taken through the immigration system to ensure that the UK can attract and retain scientific talent at all career stages.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	274427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>On 24 June 2019, the Government asked the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to consider the operation of salary thresholds in the future immigration system, including the impact of exemptions from minimum salary thresholds. The MAC is due to report by January 2020.</p><p>We recognise the vital contribution that scientists make to the UK. In his spring statement, my Rt Hon Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, confirmed that PhD level occupations would be exempt from the Tier 2 cap. Additionally, researchers applying for settlement are exempt from the rule which states that, there should be no absence from the UK for 180 days if the absence from the UK is for the purpose carrying out research. A number of research roles also appear on the Shortage Occupation List which also exempts them from the settlement salary threshold</p><p>The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route is also available for internationally recognised leaders and promising future leaders, including in the science and research sector.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 274426 question first answered 11/07/2019 15:24:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1137538

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: 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 recent steps he has taken to ensure that the UK’s visa charges remain competitive with those of other countries.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	274428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps all visa fees under regular review. A constituent part of this analysis includes a review of fees charged in comparison with other countries.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/07/2019 15:21:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1137565

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what type of education provision is being provided for non-UK nationals who are children at (a) Dungavel and (b) other immigration removal centres.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	274633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>As stated in response to the honourable member’s question of 7 June 2019 [261289], the UK ended the routine detention of children in immigration removal centres in 2010, and enshrined this in law under the Immigration Act 2014. There remain limited circumstances where, very exceptionally, unaccompanied children may be detained in the absence of suitable alternatives.</p><p>A range of educational resources and other welfare services are provided to families with children in detention. The short time that families spend at the dedicated family accommodation near Gatwick means that formal education is not provided. The most recent Independent Monitoring Board report for the centre praised the learning equipment provided to children during their short stay.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/07/2019 15:26:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

1137630

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough: Deportation
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 have been deported from the UK as a result of information supplied by the Rough Sleeper Support Service (a) in the last year and (b) since the programme's inception.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	274615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The establishment of the Rough Sleeping Support Service (RSSS) was announced as part of the Government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy in August 2018. The RSSS was set up to act as a central point of contact for local <br>authorities to help them to establish the immigration status of non-UK national rough sleepers and for the Home Office to prioritise any outstanding immigration cases, which might unlock entitlement to support and enable them to get off the streets. The service is not an enforcement approach but the Home Office may consider action on a case-by-case basis where individuals have exhausted all other avenues and are unwilling to leave the UK voluntarily. This is in line with existing immigration law.</p><p>Removals of non-UK rough sleepers cannot be disaggregated in the published statistics on the removal of those without lawful status. It is also not possible to directly attribute removals to interaction with the RSSS because a range of factors will have affected how decisions were reached in these cases. A person’s removal from the UK is determined by their immigration status and circumstances, including unwillingness to depart voluntarily, not by contact with the RSSS.</p><p>The Home Office has engaged with a wide range of local authorities and charities in and outside of London to explain how the RSSS can assist with swift immigration status checks, help those here lawfully to evidence this fact to unlock access to support and assist with those who wish to leave the UK.</p><p>Most of the cases referred to the RSSS have been internal referrals from within the Home Office. We have been developing processes to ensure all data sharing with other organisations is fully GDPR-compliant. This includes the requirement to ensure that rough sleepers are advised and informed about the possible use of their information by the Home Office.</p><p>The RSSS is a mixed grade team of fewer than five staff, none of whom is from Border Force. It does not undertake any enforcement action. It has an administrative role, conducting status checks, identifying cases for <br>prioritisation and ensuring that other parts of the Home Office are able to provide assistance to those who require evidence of their lawful status or assistance in leaving the UK.</p><p>The Home Office assigned existing staff to the RSSS team and no extra resources were required.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 274616 274617 274618 274619 question first answered 11/07/2019 14:31:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1137631

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which charities his Department has consulted in developing the Rough Sleeper Support Service.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	274616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The establishment of the Rough Sleeping Support Service (RSSS) was announced as part of the Government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy in August 2018. The RSSS was set up to act as a central point of contact for local <br>authorities to help them to establish the immigration status of non-UK national rough sleepers and for the Home Office to prioritise any outstanding immigration cases, which might unlock entitlement to support and enable them to get off the streets. The service is not an enforcement approach but the Home Office may consider action on a case-by-case basis where individuals have exhausted all other avenues and are unwilling to leave the UK voluntarily. This is in line with existing immigration law.</p><p>Removals of non-UK rough sleepers cannot be disaggregated in the published statistics on the removal of those without lawful status. It is also not possible to directly attribute removals to interaction with the RSSS because a range of factors will have affected how decisions were reached in these cases. A person’s removal from the UK is determined by their immigration status and circumstances, including unwillingness to depart voluntarily, not by contact with the RSSS.</p><p>The Home Office has engaged with a wide range of local authorities and charities in and outside of London to explain how the RSSS can assist with swift immigration status checks, help those here lawfully to evidence this fact to unlock access to support and assist with those who wish to leave the UK.</p><p>Most of the cases referred to the RSSS have been internal referrals from within the Home Office. We have been developing processes to ensure all data sharing with other organisations is fully GDPR-compliant. This includes the requirement to ensure that rough sleepers are advised and informed about the possible use of their information by the Home Office.</p><p>The RSSS is a mixed grade team of fewer than five staff, none of whom is from Border Force. It does not undertake any enforcement action. It has an administrative role, conducting status checks, identifying cases for <br>prioritisation and ensuring that other parts of the Home Office are able to provide assistance to those who require evidence of their lawful status or assistance in leaving the UK.</p><p>The Home Office assigned existing staff to the RSSS team and no extra resources were required.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 274615 274617 274618 274619 question first answered 11/07/2019 14:31:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1137632

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of rough sleeping have been processed in relation to his Department's Rough Sleeper Support Service (a) in the last year and (b) since its inception.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	274617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The establishment of the Rough Sleeping Support Service (RSSS) was announced as part of the Government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy in August 2018. The RSSS was set up to act as a central point of contact for local <br>authorities to help them to establish the immigration status of non-UK national rough sleepers and for the Home Office to prioritise any outstanding immigration cases, which might unlock entitlement to support and enable them to get off the streets. The service is not an enforcement approach but the Home Office may consider action on a case-by-case basis where individuals have exhausted all other avenues and are unwilling to leave the UK voluntarily. This is in line with existing immigration law.</p><p>Removals of non-UK rough sleepers cannot be disaggregated in the published statistics on the removal of those without lawful status. It is also not possible to directly attribute removals to interaction with the RSSS because a range of factors will have affected how decisions were reached in these cases. A person’s removal from the UK is determined by their immigration status and circumstances, including unwillingness to depart voluntarily, not by contact with the RSSS.</p><p>The Home Office has engaged with a wide range of local authorities and charities in and outside of London to explain how the RSSS can assist with swift immigration status checks, help those here lawfully to evidence this fact to unlock access to support and assist with those who wish to leave the UK.</p><p>Most of the cases referred to the RSSS have been internal referrals from within the Home Office. We have been developing processes to ensure all data sharing with other organisations is fully GDPR-compliant. This includes the requirement to ensure that rough sleepers are advised and informed about the possible use of their information by the Home Office.</p><p>The RSSS is a mixed grade team of fewer than five staff, none of whom is from Border Force. It does not undertake any enforcement action. It has an administrative role, conducting status checks, identifying cases for <br>prioritisation and ensuring that other parts of the Home Office are able to provide assistance to those who require evidence of their lawful status or assistance in leaving the UK.</p><p>The Home Office assigned existing staff to the RSSS team and no extra resources were required.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 274615 274616 274618 274619 question first answered 11/07/2019 14:31:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran