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1433489

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Domestic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on reviewing the Overseas Domestic Worker visa; and what steps she plans to take to ensure that relevant civil society actors can participate in that review.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	126685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The effectiveness of visa arrangements for Overseas Domestic Workers continues to be under review.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to engage with non-governmental organisations and expert practitioners in spring in order to modernise and make improvements to the route.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/02/2022 16:58:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 52957 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

1433523

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many hotels and (b) in what locations does her Department currently have agreements with to provide accommodation for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	126659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office currently has four hotel sites available to temporarily accommodate unaccompanied asylum seeking children whilst placements with local authorities are being vigorously pursued via the now mandatory National Transfer Scheme.</p><p>These sites are situated along the south coast in close proximity to arrival locations.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/02/2022 17:46:04 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1433531

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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, how many in-time applications for the EU Settlement Scheme were outstanding as at 21 February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	126611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme statistics</a>’.</p><p>The latest published information on EUSS applications received and concluded to 31 January 2022, can be found in the monthly summary data at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-january-2022" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme statistics, January 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/03/2022 17:13:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1433780

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many in-country (a) leave to remain and (b) indefinite leave to remain applications remain outstanding beyond their six month service standard as of 21 February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	126868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>Our aim is to process all applications for leave to remain and indefinite leave to remain within our service level agreement (SLA). Each individual case is considered on its own merit, which means some cases will inevitably take longer than others to conclude. Cases may take longer dependent on the circumstances of the case, for example, if the applicant is facing an impending prosecution or has a criminal record.</p><p> </p><p>If an application is deemed complex and expected to take longer than the published SLA, UKVI will write to the customer within the SLA and explain what will happen next.</p><p>Not all application routes have a six month SLA and certain routes do not have an SLA, this is due to the complexities of the applications submitted to us.</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=04%7C01%7CVCDirectorsOffice%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C5f31526578974542d1ab08d9f5ecd38c%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637811219766945261%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=%2FTXLGCNaIjFc%2F9Hb5ppeDf70X5MWD%2Fc%2F%2BArgqEI6e30%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/02/2022 12:50:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1422772

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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, whether her Department plans to take steps to simplify immigration law for (a) practitioners and (b) the public.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	125435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is already taking steps to simplify immigration law, simplifying the Immigration Rules and consolidating primary legislation as part of its Simplification Programme of work.</p><p>This Programme of work is part of our response to the Law Commission’s recommendations on Simplifying the Immigration Rules and recommendation in the Windrush Lessons Learned report to consolidate immigration law.</p><p>Since autumn 2020, over 30 immigration routes have been simplified and more are reviewed and simplified with each major rules change.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/02/2022 17:57:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1422811

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
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 publish the review into Tier 1 Investor visas, announced on 26 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	124970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>On 17 February the Home Secretary laid a Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules closing the Tier 1 (Investor) route to new entrants with immediate effect.</p><p>The review of historic applications under the route is being finalised and it is our aim to publish it in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/02/2022 16:56:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 52625 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1422930

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum and Migrants: Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the availability and accessibility of Healthy Start vouchers for people within the immigration and asylum systems.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	124971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>Asylum seekers are provided with accommodation and support to meet their essential living needs if they would otherwise be destitute. They are given free, furnished accommodation, and a weekly cash allowance (currently £40.85) to cover other essential living needs such as clothing.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this support, asylum seekers who are pregnant and young children aged between one year and three years each receive an additional £3 per week. Babies under one year receive an additional £5 per week.</p><p> </p><p>Asylum seekers who are pregnant are also eligible to apply for a one-off £300 maternity payment within eight weeks of their due date or if their baby is under six weeks old. These payments are intended to allow supported asylum seekers to purchase healthy food such as fruit and vegetables.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/02/2022 17:52:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1422981

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Interviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many digital asylum interviews have taken place; and what process is in place to assess the adequacy of the digital interview format.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	125268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office are unable to state the number of digital asylum interviews which have taken place as this information it is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p>The Home Office has successfully used video technology to support remote interviewing for more than three years and has appropriate operating procedures which are designed to ensure participants are able to give the best account of their circumstances when it is used.</p><p>We are also able to offer in person interviews for those seeking asylum if requested or required where additional needs are presented.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/02/2022 17:55:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1422988

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
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 changes to the Immigration Rules to permit certain persons to apply for a visa to come to the UK for the purpose of making an asylum claim; and whether a person can already seek a visa for such purposes.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	125219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>We sympathise with the many millions of people facing difficult situations around the world, yet there is no provision in the Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to claim asylum as it would simply not be practical or sensible to offer a visa to the UK for everyone who might be in this situation.</p><p> </p><p>It is more effective to focus opportunities for resettlement in the UK on the most vulnerable people in need of protection through our resettlement schemes. These schemes have provided safe and legal routes for tens of thousands of people to start new lives in the UK, alongside the many who may also arrive via our family or skilled work routes where they are eligible for them.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/02/2022 14:37:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1423012

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	EU Nationals: Immigration
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 (a) that EU Settled Status applications are efficiently processed and (b) that applicants are able to contact UKVI in an effective and timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Cox
uin	125033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring our operational teams have the resources they need to run an efficient and effective system, and we actively monitor workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim is to process all applications to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) as quickly as possible, yet each individual case is considered on its own facts. Cases may take longer dependent on the circumstances of the case, for example, if the applicant is facing an impending prosecution or has a criminal record.</p><p> </p><p>The following link details the expected processing times for EU Settlement Scheme applications:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications</a></p><p> </p><p>Anyone awaiting the outcome of their in-time application to the EUSS can evidence their rights with their Certificate of Application which is issued as soon as possible after a valid application is received</p><p>Applicants can contact UKVI by calling our Settlement Resolution Centre (SRC) which is open 7 days a week. Customers can also contact us using an on-line enquiry form.</p><p>Further information can also be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fhelp-eu-settlement-scheme&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAnthony.McIlroy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbf07910649b74e214f6308d9d4f9b361%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637774991179176647%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=gOizFPXgKDsvorILPobQ0ZAUXXivBuQe0rOJKH4PgNw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/help-eu-settlement-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/02/2022 17:51:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox