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1203790

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Coronavirus
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 (a) the effect of new covid-19 related checks on people arriving in the UK on the length of queues in (i) airports and (ii) seaports and (b) the effect of those queues on the risk of covid-19 contagion.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	59455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Border Force continue to monitor performance closely and this includes passenger queues.  Service level agreements are set to ensure 95% of arriving passengers clear passport control within 25 minutes for arrivals from the European Union and 45 minutes for the rest of the world. Passengers arriving in the UK continue to be cleared in line with these agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force operations at ports are conducted in line with social distancing guidance as set out by the relevant Public Health bodies, although port operators are more widely responsible for compliance across their estate.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force staff in ports will be able to respond flexibly in the volume of checks conducted if there is a risk of congestion causing public health concerns.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force officers complete spot checks to ensure relevant biometric information matches that presented in the passport (or travel document) and</p><p>other details appear to be credible.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/06/2020 13:05:26 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1203791

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Contact Tracing: Travel Requirements
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 ability of Border Force staff to verify information on completed public health passenger locator forms.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	59456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Border Force continue to monitor performance closely and this includes passenger queues.  Service level agreements are set to ensure 95% of arriving passengers clear passport control within 25 minutes for arrivals from the European Union and 45 minutes for the rest of the world. Passengers arriving in the UK continue to be cleared in line with these agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force operations at ports are conducted in line with social distancing guidance as set out by the relevant Public Health bodies, although port operators are more widely responsible for compliance across their estate.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force staff in ports will be able to respond flexibly in the volume of checks conducted if there is a risk of congestion causing public health concerns.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force officers complete spot checks to ensure relevant biometric information matches that presented in the passport (or travel document) and</p><p>other details appear to be credible.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/06/2020 13:08:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1203905

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British National (Overseas): Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether British national (overseas) status holders and their dependants will be (a) able to apply for work only in shortage occupations and (b) subject to (i) minimum salary requirements and (ii) other restrictions on their ability to apply for work in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	59475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK will continue to defend the rights &amp; freedoms of the people of Hong Kong. Should China push ahead and impose national security legislation on Hong Kong then we will provide a generous offer to BN(O)s of a bespoke immigration route providing unrestricted access to work and study with a pathway to apply for citizenship.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and domestic departments on the offer to British Nationals (Overseas) and will set out more detail in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/06/2020 13:11:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1203329

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
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 safeguards her Department has put in place for the family members of Northern Ireland-born citizens who following changes to the Immigration Rules announced on 14 May 2020 now qualify for the EU settlement scheme but have a current visa that will expire before 24 August 2020.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	59264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The statement of changes to the Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 14 May will amend the EU Settlement Scheme so that family members of the people of Northern Ireland can apply for immigration status on broadly the same terms as family members of Irish citizens. This delivers the commitment made in the New Decade, New Approach agreement which restored the Northern Ireland Executive in January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Family members of the people of Northern Ireland will be able to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme from 24 August.</p><p> </p><p>Family members of the people of Northern Ireland who cannot already apply to the EU Settlement Scheme and want to come to the UK or extend their current stay before 24 August can make an application under an existing immigration route.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/06/2020 15:12:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1202837

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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, if she will make it her policy to instruct UK Visas and Immigration to prioritise applications based on the scheduling of repatriation flights.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	58738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office and Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office work closely together to support British citizens and their dependants who are seeking to use repatriation flights.</p><p> </p><p>Some UK Visa Application Centres (VACs) are resuming services where local restrictions allow, and an effective service is being provided. Services will reopen in phases. For updates to the status of VACs, customers can check with:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>TLS contact if they are in Europe, Africa and parts of the Middle East</p></li><li><p>VFS global for all other countries</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Anybody who has immigration queries related to coronavirus can email the Coronavirus Immigration Help Centre. Email: CIH@homeoffice.gov.uk. Their email must be in English.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/06/2020 13:15:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1202924

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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 interim policy is in place to prevent the family members of Northern Ireland born citizens from being adversely affected by immigration controls before the opening of the EU settlement scheme to those applicants on 24 August 2020; and what arrangements are in place for people whose current visa expires before that date but who qualify for and intend to apply under that scheme that they will not be considered an overstayer.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	58832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The statement of changes to the Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 14 May will amend the EU Settlement Scheme so family members of the people of Northern Ireland can apply for immigration status on broadly the same terms as family members of Irish citizens. This delivers the commitment made in the New Decade, New Approach agreement which restored the Northern Ireland Executive in January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Family members of the people of Northern Ireland will be able to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme from 24 August.</p><p> </p><p>Family members of the people of Northern Ireland who cannot already apply to the EU Settlement Scheme and want to come to the UK or extend their current stay before 24 August can make an application under an existing immigration route.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2020 12:04:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1202970

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the 14-day quarantine rule for people entering the UK during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	58804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>In developing the Public Health regulations which introduced the 14-day self-isolation requirement, and the exemptions to be applied, there were discussions between the Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Transport, as well as other Cabinet colleagues. These discussions took place through Cabinet meetings, including the General Public Sector Ministerial Implementation Group (GPSMIG), and further exchanges in developing the policy, exemptions to apply, and its announcement.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 58806 question first answered 16/06/2020 12:02:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1202971

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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 recent assessment she has made of the length of response times for decisions on visa applications.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	58735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Data on visa processing times, including the percentage and number of visas that are processed within service standards, is usually published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data. However, due to Covid-19, it has not been possible to prepare and quality assure all of the data tables which usually make up the publication. Priority has therefore been given to those with the highest degree of public interest. We anticipate that all Q1 2020 data will be published as part of the Q2 2020 publication in August.</p><p> </p><p>On 28 May the Home Office published a statistical report on the impact of Covid-19 on the immigration system, up to April 2020, which shows the impact on the visa system. This report can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-relating-to-covid-19-and-the-immigration-system-may-2020.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2020 08:42:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1202989

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions she has discussed the 14-day quarantine rule for people entering the UK during the covid-19 outbreak with the Secretary of State for Transport in an official capacity.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	58806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>In developing the Public Health regulations which introduced the 14-day self-isolation requirement, and the exemptions to be applied, there were discussions between the Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Transport, as well as other Cabinet colleagues. These discussions took place through Cabinet meetings, including the General Public Sector Ministerial Implementation Group (GPSMIG), and further exchanges in developing the policy, exemptions to apply, and its announcement.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 58804 question first answered 16/06/2020 12:02:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1202350

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Married People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons guidance was removed from her Department's website that stated that non-EU spouses of British nationals would not be disadvantaged in their application for a spouse visa if they cannot meet their income requirement due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	58004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. We continue to monitor the situation closely and take these exceptional circumstances into account.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure a spouse or partner applying for entry clearance, leave to remain or indefinite leave are not unduly affected by circumstances beyond their control, for the purpose of the minimum income requirement:</p><ul><li>A temporary loss of employment income between 1 March and 31 July 2020 due to Covid-19, will be disregarded provided the requirement was met for at least six months up to March 2020.</li><li>An applicant or sponsor furloughed under the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be deemed as earning 100% of their salary.</li><li>A temporary loss of annual income due to Covid-19 between 1 March 2020 and 31 July 2020 will generally be disregarded for self-employment income, along with the impact on employment income from the same period for future applications. Income received via the Coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme will also be taken into account.</li><li>Evidential flexibility may be applied where an applicant or sponsor experiences difficulty accessing specified evidence due to Covid-19 restrictions.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The minimum income requirement can also be met in several ways in addition to or instead of income from employment or self-employment. For example, income from the couple’s investments, property rental or pension may also be taken into account, together with their cash savings.</p><p>These concessions are set out for customers on GOV.UK and are available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents.</p><p> </p><p>An earlier draft of the guidance was uploaded to GOV.UK, but was quickly replaced with the correct version, thereby ensuring our guidance is as clear as possible on how a spouse or partner will not be disadvantaged.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2020 08:29:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady