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1007826

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
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 the potential merits of allowing EU citizens living in the UK to retain dual nationality after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	191878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>In UK law a British citizen is not prevented from having another nationality. The Government has no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/11/2018 17:23:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1002014

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Holyhead Port
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff Border Force has in place to deal with any expected additional workload at the port of Holyhead after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	188017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>As we prepare to leave the EU, it is vital that we continue to ensure opera-tional resilience at the border.Border Force has recruited a Readiness Task Force to provide operational resilience to the frontline and allow existing staff to undertake EU exit related training. The c.300 multi-disciplinary Border Force officers will be fully de-ployed by the end of the year.</p><p>An additional c.600 Border Force officers are being recruited in 2018/19 to respond to the new requirements it will face as a result of EU Exit and to pro-vide resilience at key locations. Border Force will always ensure it has the necessary resources to keep the border secure and will respond flexibly to emerging requirements through ongoing assessments of operational needs.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/11/2018 17:49:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

947458

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals on immigration.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	167930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government plans to bring forward an Immigration Bill in the first two-year Parliamentary Session as announced in the Queen’s Speech on 21 June 2017. The timing for introduction has yet to be confirmed and is subject to the Parliamentary timetable.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/09/2018 18:11:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

942527

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when after receiving refugee status people can expect to have their passports returned.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	164294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Where a decision is taken to grant leave, documents will be returned in accordance with current processes. These processes act as a checklist to ensure that relevant documents are collected and returned in a timely manner.</p><p>Home Office officials have worked with Royal Mail to ensure the process to return documents is secure and timely.</p><p>Section 17 of the Asylum &amp; Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004 gives the power to retain documents, such as a passport, where the Secretary of State or an immigration officer suspects a migrant is liable to removal and the retention of the document may facilitate removal.</p><p>The 2004 Act does not allow for the indefinite retention of documents. Where a person is later granted leave, in whatever capacity, the document must be returned to the holder unless it is a forgery.</p><p>The Home Office guidance can be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/640156/Retention-of-documents-v8.0ext.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/640156/Retention-of-documents-v8.0ext.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 164295 164296 question first answered 23/07/2018 17:29:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

942529

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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, what processes his Department has in place to ensure the timely return of passports and official documentation to people after their immigration status has been decided.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	164295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Where a decision is taken to grant leave, documents will be returned in accordance with current processes. These processes act as a checklist to ensure that relevant documents are collected and returned in a timely manner.</p><p>Home Office officials have worked with Royal Mail to ensure the process to return documents is secure and timely.</p><p>Section 17 of the Asylum &amp; Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004 gives the power to retain documents, such as a passport, where the Secretary of State or an immigration officer suspects a migrant is liable to removal and the retention of the document may facilitate removal.</p><p>The 2004 Act does not allow for the indefinite retention of documents. Where a person is later granted leave, in whatever capacity, the document must be returned to the holder unless it is a forgery.</p><p>The Home Office guidance can be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/640156/Retention-of-documents-v8.0ext.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/640156/Retention-of-documents-v8.0ext.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 164294 164296 question first answered 23/07/2018 17:29:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

942531

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the speed of his Department's processes for (a) collecting and (b) reissuing passports.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	164296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Where a decision is taken to grant leave, documents will be returned in accordance with current processes. These processes act as a checklist to ensure that relevant documents are collected and returned in a timely manner.</p><p>Home Office officials have worked with Royal Mail to ensure the process to return documents is secure and timely.</p><p>Section 17 of the Asylum &amp; Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004 gives the power to retain documents, such as a passport, where the Secretary of State or an immigration officer suspects a migrant is liable to removal and the retention of the document may facilitate removal.</p><p>The 2004 Act does not allow for the indefinite retention of documents. Where a person is later granted leave, in whatever capacity, the document must be returned to the holder unless it is a forgery.</p><p>The Home Office guidance can be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/640156/Retention-of-documents-v8.0ext.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/640156/Retention-of-documents-v8.0ext.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 164294 164295 question first answered 23/07/2018 17:29:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

928682

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
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 plans to allow EU citizens living in the UK to apply for settled status in languages other than English.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	156368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the Statement of Intent published on 21 June. There will be support provided for non-English speakers. Key information, such as the scheme application guidance will be provided in all the other 23 official languages of the EU.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/06/2018 16:41:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

909478

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many leave to remain (family and private life) applications are currently pending.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	146762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>Information on the In-Country leave to remain work in progress is available in our published transparency data at the link below. See tab InC_03.</p><p>Family and private life applications are included in the HR/Complex category but this also includes outside of the rules applications.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/05/2018 13:57:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

909479

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average duration is for processing a leave to remain (family and private life category) application.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	146763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>Information on processing times for In-Country leave to remain applications is available in our published transparency data at the link below. See tab InC_05.</p><p>Family and private life applications are included in the Non-Straightforward Workable category but this also includes outside of the rules applications.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/05/2018 13:54:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

909481

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
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 duration of processing leave to remain (family and private life category) applications has been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	146764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>Information on processing times for In-Country leave to remain applications is available in our published transparency data at the link below. See tab InC_05.</p><p>Family and private life applications are included in the Non-Straightforward Workable category but this also includes outside of the rules applications.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/05/2018 13:55:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams