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1462408

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Care Homes: Staff
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 plans to take through visa and immigration policy to help tackle staff vacancies in the care home sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	1086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the challenges the sector is currently experiencing in recruiting and retaining social care workers, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic and wider labour market dynamics yet Immigration should not be seen as the go to solution to these issues, rather than addressing wider issues in the sector. To support local authorities and care providers address workforce pressures, the Government announced in our recent <em>People at the Heart of Care </em>White Paper we would invest at least £500 million to develop and support the workforce over the next three years, which we believe will boost the sector’s ability to recruit and retain staff, as well as improve the recognition of our vital adult social care workforce.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also put in place additional measures to support the sector last winter providing an additional £462.5m to boost recruitment and support existing care work through the winter until March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the introduction of the Health and Care visa in August 2020 made it quicker and cheaper for regulated health and care professionals to secure their visa to work in the Health and Care sector. A number of Health and Care occupations – such as care workers, senior care workers, nurses and auxiliary nurses and assistants – feature on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL).</p><p> </p><p>On 27 April 2022 the independent Migration Advisory Committee published its report into the impacts of the ending of free movement on the adult social care sector. The MAC made a number of recommendations, spanning pay &amp; conditions, workforce strategy and immigration policy. The Government thanks the MAC and is considering its position in relation to the issues raised.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/05/2022 09:53:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1461999

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
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 steps her Department is taking to improve turnaround time and service at HM Passport Office.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 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 passport applications can be processed in higher numbers than ever before. This was demonstrated in March 2022 when HM Passport Office achieved a record monthly high by completing the processing of over one million applications, and 98.6% of applications completed within the 10 week standard timeframe according to most recent stats.</p><p>Ministers continue to meet regularly with officials to monitor performance, and to explore further options which will help to ensure people receive their passports in good time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/05/2022 15:31:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1462006

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Correspondence
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 improve her Department's response times to enquiries from hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>Performance has been impacted by a very significant increase in the volume of correspondence received, including the unprecedented amount of correspondence about the situation in Afghanistan and more recently in Ukraine.</p><p>The Department recognises it has not been able to meet service standard in some cases, but has implemented an action plan to clear backlogs and drive-up performance.</p><p>Data about intake and performance in answering Hon. Members correspondence are published quarterly with the latest Quarter available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-q4-2021" target="_blank">Customer service operations data: Q4 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/05/2022 15:57:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1462041

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Staff
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 consider increasing the number of caseworker staff the UKVI has redeployed to process Ukrainian visa applications.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 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><br> Over 500 staff are supporting our Ukrainian work. Improvements including a simplified application form and casework system enhancements have sped up decision-making and improved the system, while ensuring vital security checks are carried out.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/05/2022 16:28:16 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1462042

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the Ukrainian caseworker hub based in Portcullis House for members’ staff.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>The service provided by the Home Office at Portcullis House has received wide praise from Hon. Members who have made enquiries regarding Ukraine.</p><p>On 10 May 2022, the Home Office widened the service provided in Portcullis House, to include urgent enquiries about Her Majesty’s Passport Office. The department is currently considering how best to expand the service to cover wider Home Office enquires, given the positive feedback.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/05/2022 11:56:00 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1462166

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home 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 has been made of the adequacy of the length of waiting time for Home Office case decisions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Performance has been impacted by a significant increase in the volume of correspondence received, including an unprecedented amount of correspondence about the situation in Afghanistan and more recently in Ukraine. The Home Office continues to prioritise enquiries related to Ukraine and recognises it has not been able to meet service standard in other cases.</p><p>The Home Office has implemented an action plan to clear backlogs and drive-up performance. The Department continues to recruit additional resources and has recently been loaned staff from non-operational areas to assist in clearing the backlogs. A detailed recovery plan to support a return to an acceptable service standard is being prepared.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/05/2022 10:43:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 1150 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1460149

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
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, with reference to the Homes for Ukraine scheme, how many visa applications, made by groups with both adults and children included in them, are currently outstanding as a result of being held up by one or more of the applications made on behalf of any children in that group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	158857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/04/2022 11:02:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1458854

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Biometric Residence Permit cards were issued within the seven to ten day service standard set by her Department once confirmation had been given to the applicant that they could remain in the UK between January and March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	156368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>We aim for all BRP’s to be delivered within 7 working days of the immigration decision being made.</p><p>BRPs are produced by the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) within 48 hours of the decision being made and are collected by our secure delivery partner FedEx the same day. FedEx aims to attempt to deliver the BRPs within 48 hours of receipt. This equates to a minimum of 5 working days from date of decision to delivery of the BRP. We have added an additional 2 working days to the timeline advised to applicants to allow us to resolve any production issues.</p><p>Between January and March 2022, DVLA produced all BRPs within 48 hours of the production request, of which 88.2% were produced within 24 hours. FedEx then attempted to deliver 99.74% of BRPs within the following 48 hours, during this period.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/04/2022 14:56:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1457479

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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, if she will extend or adjust the visas of existing Ukrainian students in the UK whose student visas are due to expire this year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	153715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government will be launching a new Ukraine Extension Scheme on 3 May.</p><p>Under this route, Ukrainian nationals and their partner and children who had permission to stay in the UK on 18 March 2022 (or which has recently expired) will be able to stay in the UK under the Ukraine Extension Scheme. Eligibility for permission to stay will include those who were in the UK as Students.</p><p>Successful applicants will be granted permission to stay in the UK for 3 years with full access to work, study and public funds.</p><p>The Ukraine Extension Scheme will be free of charge with no requirement to pay any application fee or broader charges such as the Immigration Health Surcharge.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/04/2022 14:02:16 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1457481

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that existing Ukrainian students in the UK can sponsor their family members to come to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	153716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>Individuals with at least six months’ permission to be in the UK can sponsor Ukrainians under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, provided they meet the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/04/2022 15:12:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe