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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-22more like thismore than 2019-07-22
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Post Office: Biometric Residence Permits more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department plans to announce a decision on extending the biometric residence permit collection service with Post Office Ltd. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows more like this
uin 280258 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answer text <p>The contract with the Post Office Ltd to provide the biometric residence permit (BRP) collection service started on 29 August 2014. The service commenced in February 2015 and became fully operational on 1 August 2015.</p><p>The current BRP Collection contract is due to end on 31 July 2019. It is our intention to take up the final 1-year extension option which allows the service to run until 31 July 2020.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-25T15:20:14.807Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-25T15:20:14.807Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows remove filter
1129771
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason his Department decided to move the provision of financial support to asylum seekers from post offices to Aspen cards. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows more like this
uin 260049 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-06-11more like thismore than 2019-06-11
answer text <p>The functionality of the Aspen card was thoroughly tested prior to its rollout in May 2017 and there were a number of factors which influenced the decision to move to a payment card from Post Offices.</p><p>Primarily, the sub-contractual arrangements were coming to an end, and the Asylum Registration Card (ARC) used for identification and payment purposes was being upgraded. Other factors included improved convenience and accessibility for service users, and a reduction in processing costs associated with reduced cash handling.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-11T14:08:25.917Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-11T14:08:25.917Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows remove filter
1129775
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much financial support was paid to asylum seekers through post offices in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows more like this
uin 260050 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-06-11more like thismore than 2019-06-11
answer text <p>Post May 2017 all funding for financial support was paid to asylum seekers via ASPEN cards and prior to that Home Office records do not indicate whether financial support was paid via a Post Office, a card or in cash/vouchers to asylum seekers.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-11T14:08:59.89Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-11T14:08:59.89Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows remove filter
1129776
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department's contract to provide financial support to asylum seekers through an Aspen card will expire. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows more like this
uin 260051 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-06-11more like thismore than 2019-06-11
answer text <p>The Home Office’s contract to provide financial support to asylum seekers through an Aspen Card will expire on 27 November 2019 (with the option to extend for a further 6 months to 27 May 2020).</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-11T14:13:17.51Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-11T14:13:17.51Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows remove filter
1129777
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse is of the contract to provide financial support to asylum seekers through Aspen cards. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows more like this
uin 260052 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-06-11more like thismore than 2019-06-11
answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish data on the costs to the public purse for the contract to provide financial support to asylum seekers through Aspen cards.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-11T14:09:56.647Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-11T14:09:56.647Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows remove filter
1129778
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Home Office: Post Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department's contract with Post Office Ltd for check and send services is due to expire; and whether he has plans to extend that contract. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows more like this
uin 260053 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-06-12more like thismore than 2019-06-12
answer text <p>The current Call Off Agreement (contract) between the Home Office and Post Office Ltd will expire on 31 August 2022. There are no contractual options to extend this Agreement further, as these have already been exercised.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-12T15:00:49.367Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-12T15:00:49.367Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows remove filter
1129780
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Home Office: Post Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department's contract with Post Office Ltd for Check and Send services in (a) each year since its inception and (b) the next five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows more like this
uin 260054 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-06-12more like thismore than 2019-06-12
answer text <p>The Home Office does not pay Post Office Ltd (POL) for providing either of the passport Check &amp; Send services. The handling charges by POL to passport customers applying under both the digital and paper Check &amp; Send services cover their costs of providing these services, and for the onward secure transmission of applications to Her Majesty’s Passport Office. This has been the case since the original service was introduced in 1996, and will continue to be the arrangement until the current Agreement ends on 31 August 2022.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-12T15:03:11.06Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-12T15:03:11.06Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows remove filter
1129781
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Biometrics: Post Offices more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason his Department stopped providing biometric enrolments through post office branches. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows more like this
uin 260055 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-06-11more like thismore than 2019-06-11
answer text <p>Our contract with the Post Office Ltd is coming to an end so we took the opportunity to modernise our services through the introduction of new front end services arrangements, which were procured in 2018.</p><p>The successful supplier in this procurement was Sopra Steria Ltd. The resulting UK Visas and Citizenship Application Service (UKVCAS) brings together identity checks, evidence submission and biometric enrolment and provides more choices for the customer about the way in which they complete their application.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-11T13:44:00.793Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-11T13:44:00.793Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows remove filter
1129783
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Biometrics: Post Offices more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for each available year, what the cost to the public purse was of his Department's arrangement with Post Office Ltd to provide biometric enrolments. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows more like this
uin 260056 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-06-11more like thismore than 2019-06-11
answer text <p>Since 2015 the net cost to the public purse for the Home Offices arrangement with Post Office Ltd has been as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Total (Net)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,427,773.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,156,030.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,233,200.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,640,528.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019*</strong></p></td><td><p>£494,160.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* 2019 data is for January to April only.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-11T13:52:54.447Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-11T13:52:54.447Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows remove filter
1129784
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Biometric Residence Permits: Post Offices more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department's contract with the Post Office Ltd to provide the biometric residence permit collection service (a) began, (b) will end; and whether he plans to extend that service. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows more like this
uin 260057 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-06-11more like thismore than 2019-06-11
answer text <p>The contract with the Post Office Ltd to provide the biometric residence permit (BRP) collection service started in June 2012, although the service only became operational in February 2015. The current BRP Collection contract is due to end in July 2019, however we do have an option to extend the contract for a further year to July 2020. The Home Office is currently considering this option, a decision is imminent.</p><p>In terms of the yearly cost of the contract:</p><p>2018/19: £2,131,283. 95 <br>2017/18: £2,056,394.35 <br>2016/17: £2,051,690.25<br>2015/16: £1,610,036.95<br>2014/15: £123,000<br>2013/14: £257,000<br>2012/13: £1,558,000<br>2011/12: £441,000 (Set up costs)</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
grouped question UIN 260058 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-11T14:14:19.157Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-11T14:14:19.157Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows remove filter