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1455565

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
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, whether eligibility for the EU Settlement Scheme as a family member of a person resident in Northern Ireland would be affected by the acquisition of an Irish passport during the process of an application.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	149443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>Eligibility for the EU Settlement Scheme as a family member of a person of Northern Ireland would not be affected by the acquisition, by the family member or the person of Northern Ireland, of an Irish passport during the process of an application to the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/04/2022 16:47:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1454300

registered interest
date	25/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas the Government had issued to Ukrainian refugees under the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) as of 24 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	147101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Homes for Ukraine scheme was launched on 14 March 2022 by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Information on the scheme can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/homes-for-ukraine-guidance-for-councils" target="_blank">Homes for Ukraine: guidance for councils - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 31/03/2022 09:51:00 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 61621 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1453581

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
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 help ensure that refugees who are (a) Ukrainian citizens and (b) third country nationals fleeing from Ukraine have safe passage to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	145883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>Our humanitarian response has been developed in close consultation with the government of Ukraine and we will continue to support those who wish to come to the UK as a result of the current situation.</p><p>The Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) allows Ukrainian citizens and their family members, including non-Ukrainian nationals, to come to the UK and is free to apply. Those who are eligible will receive an official permission letter from the Home Office that will enable their travel to the UK.</p><p>Third country nationals can apply for visas to come to the UK in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/03/2022 16:10:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1453735

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
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 plans to relax visa restrictions for people fleeing Afghanistan in line with those in place for people fleeing Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	145988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2022 answer text <p>The circumstances for Ukrainian nationals fleeing the conflict in Ukraine are very different to those in Afghanistan.</p><p>Our approach to visa requirements and the application process is guided by the advice we have received relating to both national security and safeguarding considerations. Based on this the Government has no plans to make changes to the visa regime for individuals fleeing Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/04/2022 13:38:21 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1453177

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Immigration
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 nationals with UK visas who served (a) as interpreters and (b) in other locally employed staff roles have resettled in the UK as of 28 February 2022; and what steps her Department is taking to support those people and their families.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	144999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>Over 15,000 people were supported to come to the UK directly following the evacuation of Afghanistan, and a further 2,000 have since arrived. The Home Office will publish the number of people being offered protection under UK Resettlement programmes in its quarterly Immigration Statistics. The next publication will be in May 2022.</p><p>On 31 August, the Government announced ‘‘Operation Warm Welcome’’ to support those who have been relocated to the UK in accessing accommodation and the vital health, education, and support into employment they need to fully integrate into society.</p><p>Following their arrival into the UK, Afghan evacuees are provided with housing, support to access benefits or employment and additional wrap around support provided by local authorities plus:</p><ul><li>Healthcare support – providing £3 million of additional NHS funding, so Afghans arriving under ARAP can access healthcare and register with a GP.</li></ul><ul><li>Education support – making £12 million available to prioritise additional school places and enrol children as soon as possible.</li></ul><ul><li>Support into accommodation – providing £5 million for local authorities to provide housing.</li></ul><p>To harness the generosity of the British public and make sure those who want to help know where to turn, we have launched a new webpage, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/help-afghanistan" target="_blank">Help people who have come to the UK from Afghanistan: Ways you can help - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> through which people can submit offers of support for people arriving from Afghanistan</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/03/2022 11:48:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1452428

registered interest
date	18/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
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 requesting military aid to civil authorities to support the (a) transportation and (b) processing of visas of Ukrainian refugees.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	142451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2022 answer text <p><strong>Commercial travel routes are widely available between safe nations which border Ukraine and the UK, which those seeking refuge can use.</strong></p><p><strong>We have already identified, trained and deployed additional caseworking resource to respond to the high demand for the Ukraine schemes.</strong></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/04/2022 11:03:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1452431

registered interest
date	18/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of naturalisation applications were completed within her Department’s target of six months in each of the last four reporting periods for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	142437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>Secretary of State’s Home Department publishes data on naturalisation applications completed within six months, this data for the previous 4 quarters can be found on the Gov.uk website at.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q1-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q1-2021</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q2-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q2-2021</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q3-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q3-2021</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q4-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q4-2021</a></p><p>The last set of data was published on 24<sup>th</sup> February 2022.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/03/2022 10:30:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1441509

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry and Tourism: Seasonal Workers
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 introducing a seasonal workers visa for the hospitality and tourism sector.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	140447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The Points Based System already provides for many occupations within these sectors, including chefs, restaurant managers and hotel managers, subject to the requirements of the system – including English language and salary – being met.</p><p>Beyond the Points Based System, there is the existing UK labour market, which includes those who come to the UK through our Youth Mobility Schemes (which we are looking to expand), our British National (Overseas) visa for those from Hong Kong, dependants of those arriving under the expanded Skilled Worker route, as well as over 5.5 million people who have been granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>Most of the solutions are likely to be driven by industry, with a push towards improving pay and conditions needed, rather than turning to the Home Office for immigration policy changes as an alternative to doing this.</p><p>We therefore have no plans to introduce a seasonal worker visa for the hospitality and tourism sector.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/03/2022 17:51:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1439686

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Moldova
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional staff with relevant expertise and experience have been allocated to the UK's visa application centre in Moldova since 20 February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	138049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring our operational teams have the resources they need to run an efficient and effective system. We actively monitor workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand, including from pressures relating to Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 31/03/2022 15:13:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1439696

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Travel Documents and Visas: Ukraine
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 issue urgent guidance to airlines that fly to the UK that they should accept (a) UK issued visas or (b) prescribed temporary travel documents from those travelling from the Ukraine and who do not have access to their passport.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	138167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office has informed carriers of the steps they need to take when assessing the eligibility of Ukrainian nationals for travel to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/03/2022 15:15:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper