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1465220

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: RAF Linton-on-Ouse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to include an immigration detention centre at the Linton-on-Ouse asylum accommodation site.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	8033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The immigration removal estate is kept under ongoing review to ensure the Home Office has sufficient capacity, in the right places and it provides value for money.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 31/05/2022 14:26:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1465293

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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, what the average time taken by her Department to process a passport application is; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce that time.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	7900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>Ahead of unrestricted international travel returning, Her Majesty’s Passport Office prepared extensively to serve an unprecedented number of customers, with 9.5 million British passport applications forecasted throughout 2022.</p><p>These preparations, which include the recruitment of 650 additional staff since April 2021 and with plans in place to recruit a further 550 by this summer, have ensured passport applications can be processed in higher numbers than ever before. This was demonstrated in March and April 2022 when HM Passport Office achieved record outputs by completing the processing of two million applications</p><p><br> Since April 2021, HM Passport Office has been advising people to allow up to 10 weeks when applying for their passport from the UK. There are currently no plans to change this published timeframe until the expected demand for passports returns closer to normal levels.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 31/05/2022 14:00:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1465297

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of failed asylum seekers who have no right to remain in the UK.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	7904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>Information regarding the number of failed asylum seekers still living in the UK can be found on tables ASY03 and RCM02 of the most recently published immigration and protection transparency data:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-protection-data-q4-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-protection-data-q4-2021</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 31/05/2022 14:23:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1465299

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
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 merits of enabling graduates from high-ranking UK universities to apply for the High Potential Individual visa.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	8093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The High Potential Individual route is a highly selective route. It is designed to attract individuals who are at an early stage of their career who have demonstrated their potential through academic achievement at a limited number of universities outside of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Graduates of all UK universities are already able to remain and work in the UK for the same period through the Graduate route.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 31/05/2022 13:58:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1465341

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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, what recent steps her Department is taking to ensure that passport applications are processed accurately and without delay.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	8153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>Ahead of unrestricted international travel returning, HM Passport Office prepared extensively to serve an unprecedented number of customers, with 9.5 million British passport applications forecasted throughout 2022.</p><p>These preparations, which include the recruitment of 650 additional staff since April 2021 and with plans in place to recruit a further 550 by this summer, have ensured passport applications can be processed in higher numbers than ever before. This was demonstrated in March and April 2022 when HM Passport Office achieved a record monthly high by completing the processing of nearly two million applications.</p><p>Ministers continue to meet regularly with officials to monitor performance, and to explore further options that will help to ensure people receive their passports in good time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 31/05/2022 14:05:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1465342

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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: Standards
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 current delays within HM Passport Office.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	8154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>Ahead of unrestricted international travel returning, HM Passport Office prepared extensively to serve an unprecedented number of customers, with 9.5 million British passport applications forecasted throughout 2022.</p><p>These preparations, which include the recruitment of 650 additional staff since April 2021 and with plans in place to recruit a further 550 by this summer, have ensured passport applications can be processed in higher numbers than ever before. This was demonstrated in March and April 2022 when HM Passport Office achieved a record monthly high by completing the processing of nearly two million applications.</p><p>Ministers continue to meet regularly with officials to monitor performance, and to explore further options that will help to ensur people receive their passports in good time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 31/05/2022 14:18:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1464519

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that passport applications for those who need to travel urgently for compassionate reasons are prioritised.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	5469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office has always prioritised the cases of those who need a passport urgently on compassionate grounds, such as in the event of a death or serious illness of a friend or relative overseas. Anyone who believes they meet this criteria should contact the Passport Adviceline.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/05/2022 13:35:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1464587

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Africa
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 merits of exempting people from African commonwealth countries, who are (a) taught in English throughout their education or (b) have English as an official language of their country from English language testing requirements for Home Office applications.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	5425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes a list of Majority English Speaking Countries (MESC) for immigration purposes. Immigration applicants who are nationals of those countries meet the English language requirement without having to provide further proof. For a country be included on the MESC list, the Home Office must have evidence over half the population in that country speak English as a first language.</p><p>If a country meets this criterion, it means it is more likely than not any individual applicant from that country can speak English with the level of fluency required to integrate in the UK, complete the course they are coming to study, or undertake the job they are coming to do.</p><p>The fact a country’s official language is English is not sufficient justification to include it on the MESC list, as this does not necessarily correlate with more than half of the population of the country speaking English as a first language. We do not currently have evidence any African commonwealth country meets the requirement to be included on the MESC list.</p><p>We do not have any plans to recognise secondary school-age qualifications taught outside of the UK as proof of English language ability, but there are a variety of methods applicants can use to meet the English language requirement instead. These include:</p><ul><li>having shown they meet the requirement in a previous immigration application</li><li>passing a Secure English Language Test at an approved test centre</li><li>holding a degree-level qualification which was taught in English</li><li>having their chosen university or other Higher Educational Institution self-certify their level of English ability, or</li></ul><p>having a GCSE, A-level, Scottish National Qualification at level 4 or 5 or, Scottish Higher or Advanced Higher, in English following education at a UK school begun when they were under-18.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/05/2022 13:31:21 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1463973

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
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 merits of allowing those on the 10-year route to settlement to switch to the five-year route.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	4587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Those who meet all eligibility and specified evidential requirements of the Family Immigration Rules, will be granted on a five-year route to settlement (granted in two periods of 30 months, with a third application for indefinite leave to remain). Those who cannot or do not meet these requirements, or seek to rely on their private life, will instead have a longer route to settlement: 10 years (granted in four periods of 30 months, with a fifth application for indefinite leave to remain). This reflects our obligations under Article 8 of the ECHR.</p><p> </p><p>A person who is on a 5-year route must meet all of the suitability, eligibility and evidential requirements at every application stage, to stay on this route. If they do not, they may be granted on a different basis, including on a longer 10-year route. Where this is the case, they may shorten the time in the UK before they are eligible to apply for indefinite leave to remain, by starting the 5-year route again when the requirements of those Rules are met.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/05/2022 09:19:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2231 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1464067

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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, what recent steps she has taken to improve the time taken to process passport applications.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	4512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>Ahead of unrestricted international travel returning, HM Passport Office prepared extensively to serve an unprecedented number of customers, with 9.5 million British passport applications forecasted throughout 2022.</p><p>These preparations have ensured that passport applications can be processed in higher numbers than ever before. This was demonstrated in March and April 2022 when HM Passport Office achieved a record monthly high by completing the processing of approximately two million applications.</p><p>Ministers continue to meet regularly with officials to monitor performance, and to explore further options that will help to ensure that people receive their passports in good time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/05/2022 09:49:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2764 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant