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622529

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Tourism: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on the tourism industry of the introduction of visa charges on travel to and from the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	50735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2016 answer text <p>There will be no immediate changes to our relationship with the EU. This means that EEA, Swiss and UK nationals continue to have the same rights and status that they had before the referendum.</p><p>The government will provide strong and proven leadership as Britain begins its negotiations to leave the European Union and forge a new role for ourselves in the world. We will work hard to get the right deal: one that is unique to Britain and not an ‘off the shelf’ solution. This must mean controls on the numbers of people who come to Britain from Europe - but also a positive outcome for those who wish to trade in goods and services.</p><p>We are about to begin these negotiations and it would be wrong to set out further positions in advance. We are also not going to provide a running commentary on every twist and turn of these negotiations. At every step of these negotiations we will work to ensure the best possible outcome for the British people.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 50736 question first answered 11/11/2016 16:53:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

622574

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made, other than by using passenger survey data, of the number of international students each year who break their visa obligations by remaining in the UK after their course has ended.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	50734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed that the International Passenger Survey (IPS) continues to be the best source of information to measure long-term international migration.</p><p>The ONS published a report in January 2016, “International student migration: what do the statistics tell us?” which can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/long-term-international-migration/student-migration---what-do-the-statistics-tell-us-/student-migration---what-do-the-statistics-tell-us.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/long-term-international-migration/student-migration---what-do-the-statistics-tell-us-/student-migration---what-do-the-statistics-tell-us.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/11/2016 14:03:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

622638

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
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, how many times DNA testing has been used in immigration cases in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	50678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>DNA testing is not carried out or required for immigration applications. Information regarding DNA tests submitted by applicants is not aggregated in national reporting systems. This information could only be obtained by a manual case by case review to collate the data, which would be disproportionately expensive.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/11/2016 14:15:23 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

622639

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times her Department has disputed the age of someone claiming to be a child when making an asylum application in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	50665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes the number of age disputes raised in each quarter in table as_10_q, in volume 3 of the asylum data tables: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/546760/asylum3-q2-2016-tabs.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/546760/asylum3-q2-2016-tabs.ods</a></p><p>The numbers of disputed cases are reported in section 13 ‘Age Disputes’ of the Asylum chapter, in the Immigration Statistics release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2016/asylum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2016/asylum</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/11/2016 14:13:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

622640

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Married People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to change the £18,600 income threshold for immigration of non-EEA partners of British citizens.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	50651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The minimum income threshold of £18,600 for sponsoring a non-EEA partner to come to the UK prevents burdens on the taxpayer and promotes integration. It was set following advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee and reflects the income at which a family settled in the UK generally ceases to be able to access income-related benefits. The policy has been approved by Parliament and upheld as lawful by the courts.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/11/2016 14:08:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

622645

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on (a) food, (b) drinks, (c) rail fares, (d) air fares, (e) mileage allowances, (f) taxis, (g) other travel costs, (h) room hire and (i) accommodation for staff by UK Visas and Immigration in the first nine months of 2016.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	50714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish this data by calendar year. The Home Office compiles its Annual Report and Accounts by financial year. The Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16 can be found on the .gov.uk website</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/11/2016 13:52:25 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

622647

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training asylum caseworkers receive on processing and considering asylum claims involving allegations of torture or serious harm where a Medico-Legal report from the Medical Foundation Medico-Legal Report Service at Freedom from Torture or the Helen Bamber Foundation forms part of the evidence.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	50648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>All members of staff who make decisions in asylum receive the same level of training. This includes a dedicated five-week foundation training programme that includes training on international and domestic law and safeguarding issues supplemented by a mentoring programme with an experienced caseworker that can last up to 6 months. Within this course there are specific sections that detail torture and Medico Legal Reports and how they should be used and analysed in asylum claims.</p><p>Asylum Operations recently received funding from the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund to review and redevelop its training prospectus. As part of that work, Asylum Operations is liaising with a range of external stakeholders -including migrant charities and non-governmental organisations - to ensure a robust and effectivesafeguarding training product.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/11/2016 09:58:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

622649

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policy on migrant detention of the report published by Detention Action entitled, Without detention, on 26 September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	50733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government receives a large number of reports from a range of organisations (including Detention Action) and takes them into account, as appropriate, in developing its policies and strategies.</p><p>Our published policy is clear that alternatives to detention should be used wherever possible, and we will continue to use detention to tackle immigration abuse by enforcing removal when necessary. Depriving someone of their liberty will always be subject to careful consideration and scrutiny, and will take account of individual circumstances.</p><p>The Government commissioned an independent review of the welfare of vulnerable individuals in detention by Stephen Shaw. We accepted the broad thrust of Mr Shaw’s recommendations, including the adoption of a wider definition of those at risk, and we have strengthened our policies and processes for dealing with the detention of persons who may be vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/11/2016 13:58:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

622651

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to consult on regulations to be made under section 95A of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 as inserted by Schedule 11 of the Immigration Act 2016.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	50722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>We plan to consult local government, non-governmental organisations and other partners on the regulations to be made under section 95A, concerning support for failed asylum seekers who face a genuine obstacle to their departure from the UK at the point their appeal rights are exhausted.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/11/2016 17:13:51 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

622652

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Enforcement Directorate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish her Department's Immigration Enforcement Business Plan for 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	50732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The Immigration Enforcement Business Plan for 2016 -17 will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/11/2016 13:54:01 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield