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1490512

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when a reply will be sent to the hon. Member for Christchurch in response to his email to the Immigration Minister of 5 January 2022; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	39753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 20 July 2022</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/07/2022 15:54:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1490542

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of applications for British passports that have been (a) replacements for existing passports and (b) applications for first time passports over the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	39767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>Applications for a first passport typically represent 10-15% of the passport applications processed by Her Majesty’s Passport Office.</p><p>Since April 2021, people have been advised to allow up to ten weeks when applying for their British passport from the UK. This includes all application types, including first time applications. Across the first 6 months of 2022 HMPO processed 97.7% of UK standard applications within 10 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/07/2022 14:41:00 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1490577

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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, if she will take steps to (a) ensure that all passport application systems align, (b) enable a faster roll out of Digital Application Processing to (i) help support the clearing of the passport application backlog and (ii) ease the transition from the Application Management System; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	39796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>We have already transitioned 75-85% of applications to the new digital application processing service. We will continue to transition the remaining applications gradually as new capability is developed and business changes can be implemented.</p><p>The ability to work across two stable systems has enabled us to process record numbers of applications during this period of exceptionally high demand.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/07/2022 11:42:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1490579

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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: Teleperformance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monitoring her Department is undertaking in respect of the contract with Teleperformance to handle HM Passport Office enquiries; what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the delivery of the terms of that contract; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	39798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>The service provided by Teleperformance is monitored daily to a pre-defined Service Level Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>In light of Teleperformance’s delivery not meeting the required standard earlier this year, they have been responding to a formal rectification plan. The service has significantly improved in response.</p><p> </p><p>Weekly meetings have been held between Her Majesty’s Passport Office and Teleperformance’s CEO, where technical innovation to support the rectification has been discussed and subsequently implemented.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/07/2022 11:41:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1490744

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Families
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 impact on armed forces families of the £2,404 fee per family member to obtain Indefinite Leave to Remain in the context of the rise in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	39997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>Fees charged for Indefinite Leave to Remain and other immigration products are kept under review. Income from fees charged plays a vital role in the Home Office’s ability to run a sustainable migration and borders system and it is the government’s policy that those who use and benefit most from the immigration system should contribute towards the cost of operating the system, reducing reliance on the UK taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>The fees and policies which apply to the dependants of HM Forces are closely aligned with those apply to dependents of British citizens and settled persons under the standard family rules. Further support for armed forces families in planning for the cost of visa fees is provided by the Joining Forces Credit Union service.</p><p> </p><p>Some dependants of serving HM Forces may also acquire or be eligible for British citizenship which would negate the need to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain or any other visas.</p><p> </p><p>From 6 April this year, settlement fees for eligible non-UK serving personnel have been waived. This fee waiver will reduce the overall cost to some family units who choose to settle in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/07/2022 15:53:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1489945

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Skilled Workers
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 ensure that roles on the shortage occupation list (a) reflect the skills required by UK businesses and (b) are defined appropriately to allow individuals with relevant skills to apply for them, including an asylum seeker who has been in the UK for more than 12 months awaiting for a decision on a claim through no fault of their own.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	38703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government intends to commission the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) shortly to review the Shortage Occupation List and we encourage businesses to provide their evidence to the MAC when their call for evidence issues. The Government looks forward to receiving the MAC’s independent, evidence-based recommendations.</p><p>It is a matter for an employer to ensure workers have the specific qualifications and skills required for the relevant job they have applied for.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/07/2022 13:10:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1489982

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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 Afghan refugees remain in hotels following their arrival in the UK in summer 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	38651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2022 answer text <p>In 2021, the UK Government undertook the biggest and fastest emergency evacuation in recent history, helping over 15,000 people to safety from Afghanistan. Since the end of Op PITTING, we have brought a further c.4,000 Afghans to the UK. Due to the scale and pace of the evacuation we were not able to source appropriate accommodation in the normal way, so we have had to use hotels as a temporary measure.</p><p>As of 18 July 2022, we are currently providing temporary accommodation for c.9,500 individuals resettling in the UK under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) or Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), whilst they await permanent accommodation.</p><p>Over 7000 Afghans have already moved or are in the process of being moved into their permanent accommodation. In addition to the work, we are doing to provide appropriate accommodation for Afghans, a number of families have, in recent months, taken steps to secure their own accommodation.</p><p>The cost of accommodating those resetting under ACRS or ARAP, whilst they await permanent accommodation, is estimated at £1 million a day. The Home Office works to secure contracts which offer the best value for money, whilst providing an appropriate level of support to those under its care.</p><p>We do not want to see Afghan families in temporary accommodation for any longer than is absolutely necessary. We are therefore working with local authorities across the UK to identify more opportunities for those being housed in bridging hotels to move into permanent accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 38652 38653 question first answered 28/07/2022 09:49:30 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1489999

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Fees and Charges
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 merits of removing fees for priority passport services when individuals have already waited beyond the stated usual service standard time of 10 weeks for their passport application to progress.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	38708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>Upgrades to 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 they receive their passport ahead of any planned travel.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/07/2022 09:42:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 15020 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1490071

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Port of Dover
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 list the (a) value and (b) length of the contracts Border Force holds with (i) MITIE, (ii) Interforce and (iii) Definitive PSA in connection with the processing of undocumented migrants arriving in the Port of Dover.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	38479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston. Details of these arrangements are as follows.</del></p><ul><li><del class="ministerial">Mite Care and Custody provide staff at both Port of Dover and Manston under the pre-existing Escorting and Related Services Contract, details of which can be found at the link below.</del></li></ul><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857%3Fp%3D1&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKarl.Snell%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce207cb28ff984b62190b08d98e32d146%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637697171216070862%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=2p4cIIR6FT0tMRE6GRUJygzwuKFaOdV32M1o2FSCyA0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1</a></del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In respect of staffing provided at Port of Dover and Manston this contract provides for</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">a) 16 general security staff at Port of Dover working shifts over a 24 hour period (8 per shift)</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">b) 40 general security staff at Manston working shifts over a 24 hour period (20 per shift)</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">c) A total staffing complement of 335 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston</del></p><p> </p><ul><li><del class="ministerial">Definitive PSA (trading as Interforce) provide security staff at both Port of Dover and Manston. This supplier has provided services under two contracts, one directly with them (August 2021 to March 2022) valued at £3.78m, and one via Bloom Procurement Services (April 2022 to September 2022) valued at £6.84m</del></li></ul><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In respect of staffing this is demand lead and has changed over time. The current contract provides for</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">a) Up to 130 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Port of Dover</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">b) Up to 30 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Manston</del></p><p> </p><ul><li><del class="ministerial">Management &amp; Training Corporation (UK) Ltd provides security staff at Manston. These services are provided under a 6 month contract (July 2022 to December 2022) valued at £3.92m</del></li></ul><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In respect of staffing this contract provides for</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">a) A total staffing complement of 65 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">These arrangements include the pre-existing Escorting and Related Services Contract with Mite Care and Custody, a contract with Management &amp; Training Corporation (UK) Ltd, and a contract with Bloom Procurement Services who contracts with Definitive PSA Ltd (trading as Interforce) to deliver services for the Department.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Providing number of staff based at Dover and Manston, would reveal information on the security of our borders. It is not possible to provide the level of detail requested on volumes and patterns without impacting national security.</ins></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/07/2022 14:40:14 question first ministerially corrected 27/07/2022 09:46:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 15532 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

1490074

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Manston Airport and Port of Dover
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 list the private security companies (a) contracted or (b) sub-contracted to process undocumented migrants in (i) the Port of Dover and (ii) Manston Airport.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	38480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston. Details of these arrangements are as follows.</del></p><ul><li><del class="ministerial">Mite Care and Custody provide staff at both Port of Dover and Manston under the pre-existing Escorting and Related Services Contract, details of which can be found at the link below.</del></li></ul><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857%3Fp%3D1&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKarl.Snell%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce207cb28ff984b62190b08d98e32d146%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637697171216070862%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=2p4cIIR6FT0tMRE6GRUJygzwuKFaOdV32M1o2FSCyA0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1</a></del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In respect of staffing provided at Port of Dover and Manston this contract provides for</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">a) 16 general security staff at Port of Dover working shifts over a 24 hour period (8 per shift)</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">b) 40 general security staff at Manston working shifts over a 24 hour period (20 per shift)</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">c) A total staffing complement of 335 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston</del></p><p> </p><ul><li><del class="ministerial">Definitive PSA (trading as Interforce) provide security staff at both Port of Dover and Manston. This supplier has provided services under two contracts, one directly with them (August 2021 to March 2022) valued at £3.78m, and one via Bloom Procurement Services (April 2022 to September 2022) valued at £6.84m</del></li></ul><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In respect of staffing this is demand lead and has changed over time. The current contract provides for</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">a) Up to 130 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Port of Dover</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">b) Up to 30 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Manston</del></p><p> </p><ul><li><del class="ministerial">Management &amp; Training Corporation (UK) Ltd provides security staff at Manston. These services are provided under a 6 month contract (July 2022 to December 2022) valued at £3.92m</del></li></ul><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In respect of staffing this contract provides for</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">a) A total staffing complement of 65 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">These arrangements include the pre-existing Escorting and Related Services Contract with Mite Care and Custody, a contract with Management &amp; Training Corporation (UK) Ltd, and a contract with Bloom Procurement Services who contracts with Definitive PSA Ltd (trading as Interforce) to deliver services for the Department.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Providing number of staff based at Dover and Manston, would reveal information on the security of our borders. It is not possible to provide the level of detail requested on volumes and patterns without impacting national security</ins></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/07/2022 14:40:14 question first ministerially corrected 27/07/2022 09:46:30 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 15533 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott