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1215988

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
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 granting indefinite leave to remain to (a) overseas nationals working as health and social care staff and (b) their spouses and dependents.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	62385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>NHS workers from overseas have made a huge contribution in tackling the current pandemic. We are extending the leave of key NHS frontline health workers and their dependants by one year, free of immigration fees and health surcharge, if it was due to expire before October 2020. This offer has also been extended to cover those working in key healthcare roles in the independent health and care sector. However, indefinite leave to remain is based on several requirements, including a period of lawful residence in the UK without excess absences, sufficient knowledge of the English language and life in the UK, and any specific requirements of the visa route they are in.</p><p> </p><p>Families and dependants of all health workers who sadly pass away due to contracting the COVID-19 virus will be offered immediate indefinite leave to remain, without a requirement to pay a fee. We hope the number of people who find themselves in this position is very small. Our thoughts go out to the families and friends of all medical professionals who have passed away while working to keep us safe.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/07/2020 11:47:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1216008

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Schools
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 effectiveness of schools-based police officers in reducing crime.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	62598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has reviewed the existing evidence on schools-based police officers. In particular, the findings of a 2012 systematic review (Petrosino et al., 2012) were noted, which assessed studies from the UK, the US and Canada. This concluded that while the evidence base for the effectiveness of policing in schools is promising, it is not yet developed enough to conclude whether policing schools has an effect on crime in schools. What evidence does exist has recently been reviewed by Prof Ben Bradford of UCL and this can be found on the PSHE Association website here: https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/sites/default/files/u26918/Police%20in%20schools%20Evidence%20Review_0.pdf The Home Office has not undertaken an assessment of the effect of deployment of schools-based police officers on each of the characteristics protected under the Equality Act 2010</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 62600 question first answered 02/07/2020 09:01:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1216010

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Schools
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 has assessed the effect of deployment of schools-based police officers on each of the characteristics protected under the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	62600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has reviewed the existing evidence on schools-based police officers. In particular, the findings of a 2012 systematic review (Petrosino et al., 2012) were noted, which assessed studies from the UK, the US and Canada. This concluded that while the evidence base for the effectiveness of policing in schools is promising, it is not yet developed enough to conclude whether policing schools has an effect on crime in schools. What evidence does exist has recently been reviewed by Prof Ben Bradford of UCL and this can be found on the PSHE Association website here: https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/sites/default/files/u26918/Police%20in%20schools%20Evidence%20Review_0.pdf The Home Office has not undertaken an assessment of the effect of deployment of schools-based police officers on each of the characteristics protected under the Equality Act 2010</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 62598 question first answered 02/07/2020 09:01:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1216073

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Death Certificates: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to include ethnicity on death certificates.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	62647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The statistical information currently recorded in a death registration (and subsequently on certificates) is determined by the Office for National Statistics and prescribed by law. There are currently no plans to record ethnicity.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/06/2020 14:01:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1216082

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals working in the NHS paid the NHS surcharge in each month of 2020.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	62257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office has no published data to answer this question.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This information is not readily available nor held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost due to the fact the IHS is payable across multiple application routes.</ins></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/07/2020 07:54:14 question first ministerially corrected 02/07/2020 14:07:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 34017 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1216226

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will enable next of kin to register births by telephone during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	62402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>In England and Wales, the relevant legislation does not allow births to be registered solely by telephone.  However, it is now possible to collect the details required for the registration by telephone, prior to attendance in person to sign the register.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/06/2020 13:30:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1216237

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Marriage: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on the reopening of registry offices to enable people who wish to marry to formally give notice.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	62440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The local registration service in England and Wales has been advised that notices of intention to marry or form a civil partnership can be taken where these can be safely delivered in line with public health and local authority guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/06/2020 14:04:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1216240

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date she plans to commence the NHS surcharge exemption for migrant doctors.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	62693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing the NHS surcharge exemption as soon as practicable.</p><p>The Prime Minister has confirmed that health and care staff who have paid the fee since 21 May will be refunded.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/06/2020 14:07:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1216156

registered interest
date	21/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
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 has taken to help ensure that UK visa offices in (a) China and (b) India process visa applications for students planning to study at UK universities in the academic year 2020-21; what estimate his Department has made of the number of days those offices have been closed since 28 March 2020; and what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on ensuring that overseas student applications for the academic year 2020-21 are not disrupted by closure of those offices during the covid-19 outbreak; and if she will have discussions with the Home Secretary on prioritising visa applications of overseas students with travel, reception and quarantine arrangements in place.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	62366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>Visa applications are processed by UK Visas &amp; Immigration in the Home Office. All visa applications for students planning to study in the UK are processed by the student immigration case working team based in the UK, this includes those submitted overseas and in the UK. Immigration case-working operations have been impacted by COVID-19, with most locations going into lockdown at the end of March although we have continued to make decisions where we have been able to.</p><p> </p><p>Students, like other visa applicants, are required to attend a visa application centre (VAC) to provide documents and enrol their biometrics. VACs in China and India have been closed since January and March respectively, but as restrictions continue to be lifted by host governments, overseas VACs are reopening, enabling students to apply for the required visa to study in the UK. Our Visa Application Centres in China began to open on 2nd June 2020 and all centres currently have available appointments. Our Visa Application Centres in India will reopen from 6 July.</p><p> </p><p>As centres reopen, details of these will be published on our commercial partner websites. Unless exemptions apply, all travellers to the UK are required to comply with the border health measures. UKVI operations and the Education sector are working closely to ensure that student applications are not impacted by earlier closures as a result of Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/07/2020 07:56:00 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1205566

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	EU Nationals: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the compatibility of the changes to the Immigration Rules for Northern Ireland announced on 14 May 2020 with Government commitments under the New Decade New Approach deal to bring domestic UK immigration rules in line with the Good Friday Agreement; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward the date of the EU settlement scheme applications for Northern Ireland from 24 August 2020.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	61835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 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>Those living in Northern Ireland and currently eligible for leave under the EU Settlement Scheme have been able to make an application since the scheme opened fully in March 2019. In order for relevant operational preparations to be made for the changes announced on 14 May, applications from relevant family members of the people of Northern Ireland can be made from 24 August.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2020 16:42:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna