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1469642

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: 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 fast track passport applications were submitted from 1 March to 1 June In (a) 2019 and (b) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	17112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Since April 2021, people have been advised to allow up to ten weeks when applying for their British passport. Between March and May 2022 approximately 98.5% of UK applications processed were completed within ten weeks.</p><p>Urgent services are only required where an applicant needs a passport sooner than ten weeks. For the small percentage of customers whose applications take longer than ten weeks, there is an expedited service at no additional cost to help ensure that they receive their passport ahead of their travel.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2022 14:48:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1469643

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: 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 and what proportion of passport applications submitted to HM Passport Office were processed in (a) less than four, (b) less than six, (c) less than ten and (d) more than ten weeks in each month since January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	17113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Since April 2021, people have been advised to allow up to ten weeks when applying for their British passport as more than 5 million people delayed applying due to the pandemic.</p><p>Between March and May, 98.5% of UK applications processed were completed within ten weeks, and 91% in six weeks..</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/06/2022 15:29:40 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1469644

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: 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 applications from unaccompanied minors to the Homes for Ukraine scheme her Department has fully processed.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	17131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Unaccompanied minors are only eligible under the Homes for Ukraine scheme if they are reuniting with a parent or legal guardian in the UK, this policy is being kept under review.</p><p>The current data on unaccompanied minors is contained in the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data</a></p><p>Information requested which is not contained within this published data is not routinely captured. To capture numbers would require a manual trawl of data and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>Such applications received in accordance with the immigration rules for unaccompanied minors will normally be processed in date order from when documents are uploaded or after an appointment at a Visa Application Centre (VAC). Some cases will take longer as these are complex cases where safeguarding issues must be a priority before any decision is made.</p><p>Applications made under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme are being prioritised by UKVI, and case workers are processing applications as quickly as possible.</p><p>Applicants are contacted by email once their application has been received and processed. Where further information is needed on an application, UKVI contact applicants as a priority. Decisions are emailed to the email address provided in the application form.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 17132 17133 17134 question first answered 21/06/2022 09:14:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 6873 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1469645

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Children
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 processes applications to the Homes for Ukraine scheme from unaccompanied minors on a case-by-case basis.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	17132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Unaccompanied minors are only eligible under the Homes for Ukraine scheme if they are reuniting with a parent or legal guardian in the UK, this policy is being kept under review.</p><p>The current data on unaccompanied minors is contained in the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data</a></p><p>Information requested which is not contained within this published data is not routinely captured. To capture numbers would require a manual trawl of data and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>Such applications received in accordance with the immigration rules for unaccompanied minors will normally be processed in date order from when documents are uploaded or after an appointment at a Visa Application Centre (VAC). Some cases will take longer as these are complex cases where safeguarding issues must be a priority before any decision is made.</p><p>Applications made under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme are being prioritised by UKVI, and case workers are processing applications as quickly as possible.</p><p>Applicants are contacted by email once their application has been received and processed. Where further information is needed on an application, UKVI contact applicants as a priority. Decisions are emailed to the email address provided in the application form.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 17131 17133 17134 question first answered 21/06/2022 09:14:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 6874 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1469647

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: 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 and what proportion applications from unaccompanied minors to the Homes for Ukraine scheme are awaiting (a) processing or (b) a decision.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	17133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Unaccompanied minors are only eligible under the Homes for Ukraine scheme if they are reuniting with a parent or legal guardian in the UK, this policy is being kept under review.</p><p>The current data on unaccompanied minors is contained in the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data</a></p><p>Information requested which is not contained within this published data is not routinely captured. To capture numbers would require a manual trawl of data and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>Such applications received in accordance with the immigration rules for unaccompanied minors will normally be processed in date order from when documents are uploaded or after an appointment at a Visa Application Centre (VAC). Some cases will take longer as these are complex cases where safeguarding issues must be a priority before any decision is made.</p><p>Applications made under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme are being prioritised by UKVI, and case workers are processing applications as quickly as possible.</p><p>Applicants are contacted by email once their application has been received and processed. Where further information is needed on an application, UKVI contact applicants as a priority. Decisions are emailed to the email address provided in the application form.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 17131 17132 17134 question first answered 21/06/2022 09:14:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 6875 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1469650

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to communicate with unaccompanied minors on the progress of their applications to the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	17134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Unaccompanied minors are only eligible under the Homes for Ukraine scheme if they are reuniting with a parent or legal guardian in the UK, this policy is being kept under review.</p><p>The current data on unaccompanied minors is contained in the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data</a></p><p>Information requested which is not contained within this published data is not routinely captured. To capture numbers would require a manual trawl of data and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>Such applications received in accordance with the immigration rules for unaccompanied minors will normally be processed in date order from when documents are uploaded or after an appointment at a Visa Application Centre (VAC). Some cases will take longer as these are complex cases where safeguarding issues must be a priority before any decision is made.</p><p>Applications made under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme are being prioritised by UKVI, and case workers are processing applications as quickly as possible.</p><p>Applicants are contacted by email once their application has been received and processed. Where further information is needed on an application, UKVI contact applicants as a priority. Decisions are emailed to the email address provided in the application form.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 17131 17132 17133 question first answered 21/06/2022 09:14:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 6876 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1469663

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what protections for children are included in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	16816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Act is part of our New Plan for Immigration, delivering the most comprehensive reform of the asylum system in decades.</p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment was published on 16 September, as part of the then Nationality and Borders Bill, and this includes consideration of possible impacts on children. The Equality Impact Assessment can be found on the GOV.UK website; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>This was informed by a public consultation, the Government’s response for which is also published: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fnew-plan-for-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDavid.Kelly4%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf096ba9e48f247e3592808da4e016b65%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637908065240516222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VFG8y5F5pAjn5Ci19xJrosMjRh8uxqYM%2B27vrUn1aIE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-plan-for-immigration</a>.</p><p>Home Office guidance is regularly reviewed by respective policy teams and any such changes are made when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 16817 16818 question first answered 16/06/2022 16:27:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1469664

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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 the average time taken is for UK Visas and Immigration to process a visa application.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	16837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>UKVI offers a range of service levels for applications which include Standard service (15 working days), Priority service (5 working days), and Super Priority service (next day) after a customer has provided their biometrics.</p><p> </p><p>UKVI made a decision to prioritise the Ukraine Schemes following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Resources are now being returned to focus on visa routes impacted by these prioritisation decisions which will reduce average processing times in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to prioritise any urgent compelling or compassionate cases across all workstreams and are working to reduce the current processing times as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>For Standard applications lodged outside the UK, the current average processing time is as follows:</p><ul><li>Visitors – <strong>6 weeks</strong></li><li>Students – <strong>5 weeks</strong></li><li>Work – <strong>5 weeks</strong></li><li>Joining Family – <strong>up to 24 weeks</strong></li></ul><p>Further information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> and this is regularly updated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For Standard applications lodged inside the UK, the current average processing times are not published though all routes are currently within the published service standards which are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Switching/Extending a Student, Family, Ancestry, Work, Visitor, or Graduate Visa – <strong>8 weeks</strong></li><li>Switching/Extending a Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa – <strong>12 weeks</strong></li><li>Applying for Settlement - <strong>within 6 months</strong></li></ul><p> </p><p>Further information is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk#priority-services--get-a-faster-decision" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/06/2022 16:24:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1469666

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office
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 cases initiated with the Passport Office were resolved within (a) two weeks, (b) four weeks, (c) eight weeks, (d) 12 weeks and (e) more than 12 weeks in each year between 2018 and 2022.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	16838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Since April 2021, people have been advised to allow up to ten weeks when applying for their British passport as more than 5 million people delayed applying due to the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Between March and May, 98.5% of UK applications processed were completed within ten weeks.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/06/2022 16:07:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1469668

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
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 issue guidance on the protection of children under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	16817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Act is part of our New Plan for Immigration, delivering the most comprehensive reform of the asylum system in decades.</p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment was published on 16 September, as part of the then Nationality and Borders Bill, and this includes consideration of possible impacts on children. The Equality Impact Assessment can be found on the GOV.UK website; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>This was informed by a public consultation, the Government’s response for which is also published: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fnew-plan-for-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDavid.Kelly4%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf096ba9e48f247e3592808da4e016b65%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637908065240516222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VFG8y5F5pAjn5Ci19xJrosMjRh8uxqYM%2B27vrUn1aIE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-plan-for-immigration</a>.</p><p>Home Office guidance is regularly reviewed by respective policy teams and any such changes are made when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 16816 16818 question first answered 16/06/2022 16:27:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms