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1123706

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Borders: Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress he has made on the e-borders programme; and whether the UK will have an electronic border control system when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	248707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p><br>The eBorders Programme was replaced by Digital Services at the Border (DSAB) in 2014. DSAB is currently refreshing and replacing existing computer systems in use at the border. These upgrades include capabilities to facilitate EU Exit.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/05/2019 13:52:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1082326

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing exemptions from the requirement to apply for the settled status scheme for non-UK EU citizens who are of pensionable age and have lived in the UK for more than five years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	228745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>We have considered carefully the introduction of the EU Settlement Scheme and its implications for EU citizens and their family members.</p><p>Exempting any cohort of EU citizen from the requirement to apply to the scheme could leave them at a disadvantage because they may be unable to demonstrate their entitlements to employment, benefits and services in the same way that other EU citizens who had applied to the scheme would be able to.</p><p><br>We are clear that we want all resident EU citizens to stay and have de-signed the EU Settlement Scheme to make the application process as simple and easy as possible for all cohorts of applicants.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 228746 question first answered 12/03/2019 16:40:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1082328

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing exemptions to the requirement to apply for the settled status scheme for non-UK EU citizens who are spouses of UK citizens.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	228746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>We have considered carefully the introduction of the EU Settlement Scheme and its implications for EU citizens and their family members.</p><p>Exempting any cohort of EU citizen from the requirement to apply to the scheme could leave them at a disadvantage because they may be unable to demonstrate their entitlements to employment, benefits and services in the same way that other EU citizens who had applied to the scheme would be able to.</p><p><br>We are clear that we want all resident EU citizens to stay and have de-signed the EU Settlement Scheme to make the application process as simple and easy as possible for all cohorts of applicants.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 228745 question first answered 12/03/2019 16:40:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1064689

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality
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 resident in the UK are currently under consideration for the deprivation of their British citizenship under the British Nationality Act 1981.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	224352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>For reasons of national security, it would not be appropriate to provide a breakdown of the total number of cases, or the number of cases specifically concerning people resident in the UK, that are currently under consideration for deprivation of their British citizenship on the basis that such action is conducive to the public good under section 40(2).</p><p>Where deprivation is on fraud grounds, we do not hold the data required to answer the question in the requested format.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 224489 question first answered 01/03/2019 11:29:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1064756

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the British Nationality Act 1981, how many cases of revoking British citizenship are under consideration by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	224489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>For reasons of national security, it would not be appropriate to provide a breakdown of the total number of cases, or the number of cases specifically concerning people resident in the UK, that are currently under consideration for deprivation of their British citizenship on the basis that such action is conducive to the public good under section 40(2).</p><p>Where deprivation is on fraud grounds, we do not hold the data required to answer the question in the requested format.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 224352 question first answered 01/03/2019 11:29:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1064377

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: EU Nationals
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 refund the fees paid by EU citizens who have chosen to apply for UK citizenship rather than for settled status.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	223902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister announced on 21 January, there will be no fee for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme when we roll out the scheme in full by 30 March. Anyone who has applied during the pilot phase, or who does so, will have their fee reimbursed. We have no plans to refund any fees paid for citizenship applications made by EU or non-EU citizens.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/03/2019 11:19:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1063662

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: 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 will make it his policy to offer UK citizenship to EU citizens free of charge on the same basis as the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	222649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister announced on 21 January, there will be no fee for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme when we roll out the scheme in full by 30 March. Anyone who has applied during the pilot phase, or who does so, will have their fee reimbursed. The Home Office will set out further details in due course.</p><p>We have no plans to reduce or abolish the fee for British citizenship applications for EU citizens.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/02/2019 16:16:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1059853

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of visa applications made using the Super Priority 24 hour service have received a decision within the service standard.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	220269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collate or publish the information requested. Avail-able information on visas and service standards can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-november-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-november-2018 </a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/02/2019 15:21:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1043703

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
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, which agencies and bodies outside of Government will have access to the data of non-UK EU citizens who register under the settled status scheme.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	210042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is the data controller for all data processed within the EU Settlement Scheme, this includes where organisations are contracted to act on behalf of the Home Office as the Home Office. No other organisations have access to the personal information of applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme. The Home Office may however share information with other organisations, but only where the information needs to be shared and there is an appropriate legal basis for doing so. Further detail on this is set out in the Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System privacy information notice:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship.</a></p><p><br>The Home Office takes its data security and data protection obligations ex-tremely seriously. There are processes in place in the Home Office for the capturing and mitigation of risks and vulnerabilities to ensure appropriate con-trol of our services. I can confirm this is the case for the EU Settlement Scheme</p><p>All Home Office systems including EU Exit applications undergo rigorous cyber assessments prior to launch. This includes an independent security testing to ensure they are resilient to external attack.</p><p>Our IT systems hosting platform include a number of mechanisms to detect and respond to malicious intrusions.</p><p>All data is encrypted both in transit and at rest. Our IT staff are security cleared and your data will only be accessed by those who have a valid business reason to access it. The Home Office regularly monitors the systems for abuse and misuse.</p><p>With this non-exhaustive list of measures, we protect the data of non-UK EU citizens who register under the Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 210043 210044 question first answered 28/01/2019 11:45:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1043704

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
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 steps his Department is taking to protect the data of non-UK EU citizens who register under the settled status scheme.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	210043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is the data controller for all data processed within the EU Settlement Scheme, this includes where organisations are contracted to act on behalf of the Home Office as the Home Office. No other organisations have access to the personal information of applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme. The Home Office may however share information with other organisations, but only where the information needs to be shared and there is an appropriate legal basis for doing so. Further detail on this is set out in the Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System privacy information notice:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship.</a></p><p><br>The Home Office takes its data security and data protection obligations ex-tremely seriously. There are processes in place in the Home Office for the capturing and mitigation of risks and vulnerabilities to ensure appropriate con-trol of our services. I can confirm this is the case for the EU Settlement Scheme</p><p>All Home Office systems including EU Exit applications undergo rigorous cyber assessments prior to launch. This includes an independent security testing to ensure they are resilient to external attack.</p><p>Our IT systems hosting platform include a number of mechanisms to detect and respond to malicious intrusions.</p><p>All data is encrypted both in transit and at rest. Our IT staff are security cleared and your data will only be accessed by those who have a valid business reason to access it. The Home Office regularly monitors the systems for abuse and misuse.</p><p>With this non-exhaustive list of measures, we protect the data of non-UK EU citizens who register under the Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 210042 210044 question first answered 28/01/2019 11:45:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock