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1463517

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Colombia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to introduce visa-free travel to the UK for Colombian passport holders.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	3629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>The UK keeps its visa system under regular review. Decisions on changes reflect a range of factors. These will vary globally, but often include security, compliance, returns and prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/05/2022 09:33:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3133 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1463546

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will remove visa costs for EU citizens who are planning to work as language assistants in UK schools.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>We do not have any plans to waive visa application fees for language assistants who are looking to use the Points Based System to work in UK schools.</p><p> </p><p>Fees provide a vital contribution towards the provision of the resources necessary to operate and sustain our borders and immigration system. This reduces reliance on taxpayer funding, while ensuring the costs of the system are met. It would be unfair to the taxpayer and other users of the immigration system if we were to exempt EU citizens seeking work as language assistants given our migration system is now a global one, not one determined by whether you hold an EEA or non-EEA passport</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/05/2022 10:46:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3130 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1463575

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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
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 to sponsor Ukrainian refugees have been made under the Homes for Ukraine scheme to date in each parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	3532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>Information on the number of visas granted under the Ukrainian Family Scheme and the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, divided by each local authority can be found in published data on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhomes-for-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-numbers-of-visa-applications&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKeith.Edwards42%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C03cb84684fed4bc89f8908da38cd9daf%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637884752997704483%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NT5cvrmlGztXMDOPDo%2FeTXnsFJFO3TzBMcswFdMLjeY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homes-for-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-numbers-of-visa-applications</a>)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/05/2022 09:39:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3127 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1463576

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas have been issued under the Homes for Ukraine scheme to date in each parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	3533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>Information on the number of visas granted under the Ukrainian Family Scheme and the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, divided by each local authority can be found in published data on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhomes-for-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-numbers-of-visa-applications&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKeith.Edwards42%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C03cb84684fed4bc89f8908da38cd9daf%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637884752997704483%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NT5cvrmlGztXMDOPDo%2FeTXnsFJFO3TzBMcswFdMLjeY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homes-for-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-numbers-of-visa-applications</a>)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/05/2022 09:39:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3128 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1463663

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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 steps she is taking to resolve delays to processing of (a) visa applications for highly skilled workers and (b) visa sponsor licences.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	3539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>Performance and efficiency of visa and sponsor licence processing is continually reviewed to ensure performance is as strong as possible.</p><p>Information on our immigration routes with service standards and whether they have been processed against these standards is available as part of our transparency data, at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-transparency-data%23uk-visas-and-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C54ca7bad7064475ecccd08da38ad4774%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637884614115383003%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=K5DSDQg3Qqtj3z3CgtSDAHntnMBvGCaztYOHF1052l0%3D&amp;reserved=0#_blank" target="_blank">Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>We are, however, currently flexing resources across all routes to ensure a robust response to the Ukrainian crisis while still processing standard applications and sponsor licences within service standard wherever possible. As a result, customers with standard applications in study, work, and family routes may experience some temporary impacts to the processing of their application.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/06/2022 16:21:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3126 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1463781

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Ukraine
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 ensure that Ukrainian seasonal workers are (a) aware of and (b) able to apply to the Visa Extension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	3778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government works closely with the four scheme operators who have disseminated this information to the organisations and migrants who they work with.</p><p> </p><p>Information concerning visa extensions for Ukrainian nationals is available on the government website and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukrainian-nationals-in-the-uk-visa-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukrainian-nationals-in-the-uk-visa-support</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/05/2022 09:36:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3122 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1462974

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason a rate of pay in excess of the national living wage has been mandated for seasonal workers by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	2333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>As part of extending the Seasonal Worker visa route until the end of 2024, we have followed through on the recommendation made by the Migration Advisory Committee in their report of September 2018, which stated:</p><p> </p><p><em>‘If a seasonal agriculture worker scheme was introduced we recommend that employers pay a higher minimum wage in return for the privileged access to labour this scheme would give the sector in order to encourage increases in productivity.’</em></p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced a minimum hourly rate of pay for the Seasonal Worker route as part of a wider package of work being jointly delivered with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, seeking to ensure the welfare of participating migrant workers, and in particular to reduce the risks of debt bondage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a review of the seasonal worker route on 24 December 2021, that clearly set out the types of migrant welfare issues we have identified within this route. The Director of Labour Market Enforcement has also flagged the agriculture sector, and specifically seasonal workers, as presenting a high risk for labour marker exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>It is not the purpose of the UK immigration system to provide UK growers with a guaranteed source of cheap labour, or to perpetuate conditions which would not be acceptable to resident workers. The increase in the wage required from National Minimum Wage to £10.10 per hour is reasonable and necessary in order to ensure these vulnerable workers are receiving fair remuneration for their work.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 2647 question first answered 24/05/2022 13:38:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1462975

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of mandating increased wages for seasonal workers on (a) fruit farmers and (b) consumer fruit costs.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	2647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>As part of extending the Seasonal Worker visa route until the end of 2024, we have followed through on the recommendation made by the Migration Advisory Committee in their report of September 2018, which stated:</p><p> </p><p><em>‘If a seasonal agriculture worker scheme was introduced we recommend that employers pay a higher minimum wage in return for the privileged access to labour this scheme would give the sector in order to encourage increases in productivity.’</em></p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced a minimum hourly rate of pay for the Seasonal Worker route as part of a wider package of work being jointly delivered with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, seeking to ensure the welfare of participating migrant workers, and in particular to reduce the risks of debt bondage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a review of the seasonal worker route on 24 December 2021, that clearly set out the types of migrant welfare issues we have identified within this route. The Director of Labour Market Enforcement has also flagged the agriculture sector, and specifically seasonal workers, as presenting a high risk for labour marker exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>It is not the purpose of the UK immigration system to provide UK growers with a guaranteed source of cheap labour, or to perpetuate conditions which would not be acceptable to resident workers. The increase in the wage required from National Minimum Wage to £10.10 per hour is reasonable and necessary in order to ensure these vulnerable workers are receiving fair remuneration for their work.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 2333 question first answered 24/05/2022 13:38:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1463043

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to provide data to the Hertfordshire Strategic Migration Steering Group on arrivals to Hertfordshire through the Ukraine Family Visa Scheme.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	2653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The Ukraine Family Scheme is for Ukrainian nationals who have family members in the UK and wish to join them here. Whilst there is an expectation customers will be looked after by their family sponsor, there is no requirement in the scheme for the sponsor to accommodate and support their family member once in the UK.</p><p>The Home Office does not collect data on where Ukraine nationals will be living, therefore it cannot provide specific data on arrivals under the Ukraine Family Scheme to Hertfordshire.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/06/2022 16:17:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2779 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1463050

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
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 have been resettled in the UK under the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme; and what proportion (a) were already in the UK, (b) arrived from Afghanistan and (c) arrived from third countries.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	2480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>We will publish ACRS resettlement figures in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics, allowing transparent progress-monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 2484 question first answered 24/05/2022 09:13:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 1475 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis