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1464663

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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, how many passport applicants have used the fast-track service for applications in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	5640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>Appointments for Fast Track and other urgent services are released three weeks in advance. While this means new appointments are released on a daily basis at each of the seven public counters, in busy periods these will be booked quickly.</p><p>In response, Her Majesty’s Passport Office has implemented measures to increase appointment capacity to further support its customers with urgent travel needs.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 17:11:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3121 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1464437

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether applications under the Homes for Ukraine scheme can be accepted where the applicant is a minor travelling with a family member who is not a parent.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>Applicants for the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme must be Ukrainian, or the immediate family member of a Ukrainian national, and either:</p><ul><li>18 or older on the date of application or</li><li>under 18 years old and applying with your parent or legal guardian, or to join them in the UK</li></ul><p>Please see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 5468 question first answered 01/06/2022 10:36:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3119 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1464447

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legal documentation is required under the Homes for Ukraine scheme for a minor travelling without a parent but with an adult family member, such as an aunt or grandparent.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>Applicants for the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme must be Ukrainian, or the immediate family member of a Ukrainian national, and either:</p><ul><li>18 or older on the date of application or</li><li>under 18 years old and applying with your parent or legal guardian, or to join them in the UK</li></ul><p>Please see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 5467 question first answered 01/06/2022 10:36:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3120 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1464481

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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: Vetting
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 sponsors under the Homes for Ukraine scheme require additional security checks.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	5492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>Relevant security checks are undertaken on all applications.</p><p>We have robust safeguarding checks in place on the Homes for Ukraine scheme – this includes checks on accommodation by local authorities, checks on an individual’s immigration status to ensure they can fulfil the six month accommodation requirement, and checks on the Police National Computer and Warning Index.</p><p>Information on the number of visas granted under the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Scheme can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fukraine-family-scheme-application-data%2Fukraine-family-scheme-and-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-homes-for-ukraine-visa-data&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSally.Keoghan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C63a74b4b53f9412ddfa008da4af4d473%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637904712636815854%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3RhjlWQGDzTHFL01dfoYw4G53drlu835uE1yDQAfTDk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Ukraine Schemes: application data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 5493 5495 question first answered 15/06/2022 09:06:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2751 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1464482

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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: Vetting
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 applications under the Homes for Ukraine scheme are on hold while their sponsors undergo further security checks.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	5493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>Relevant security checks are undertaken on all applications.</p><p>We have robust safeguarding checks in place on the Homes for Ukraine scheme – this includes checks on accommodation by local authorities, checks on an individual’s immigration status to ensure they can fulfil the six month accommodation requirement, and checks on the Police National Computer and Warning Index.</p><p>Information on the number of visas granted under the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Scheme can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fukraine-family-scheme-application-data%2Fukraine-family-scheme-and-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-homes-for-ukraine-visa-data&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSally.Keoghan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C63a74b4b53f9412ddfa008da4af4d473%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637904712636815854%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3RhjlWQGDzTHFL01dfoYw4G53drlu835uE1yDQAfTDk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Ukraine Schemes: application data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 5492 5495 question first answered 15/06/2022 09:06:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2752 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1464484

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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: Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process is in place to communicate with applicants under the Homes for Ukraine scheme in the event that their sponsors are required to undertake additional security checks.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	5494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Where the decision has been taken that a sponsor is unsuitable, for whatever reason, sponsors will be contacted and told they cannot proceed with sponsoring under the Scheme.</p><p>Applicants will be offered the option to be matched, by voluntary and charitable organisations, with a new sponsor, without needing to complete a new application.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/06/2022 13:27:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2753 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1464486

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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: Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) average length of time is for additional security checks on sponsors to be completed under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	5495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>Relevant security checks are undertaken on all applications.</p><p>We have robust safeguarding checks in place on the Homes for Ukraine scheme – this includes checks on accommodation by local authorities, checks on an individual’s immigration status to ensure they can fulfil the six month accommodation requirement, and checks on the Police National Computer and Warning Index.</p><p>Information on the number of visas granted under the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Scheme can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fukraine-family-scheme-application-data%2Fukraine-family-scheme-and-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-homes-for-ukraine-visa-data&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSally.Keoghan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C63a74b4b53f9412ddfa008da4af4d473%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637904712636815854%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3RhjlWQGDzTHFL01dfoYw4G53drlu835uE1yDQAfTDk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Ukraine Schemes: application data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 5492 5493 question first answered 15/06/2022 09:06:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2754 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1464488

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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: Vetting
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 publish guidance for (a) applicants, (b) sponsors, (c) caseworkers and (d) UKVI staff on the process for when sponsors are referred for additional security checks under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	5496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Guidance for the Homes for Ukraine scheme can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/support-for-family-members-of-british-nationals-in-ukraine-and-ukrainian-nationals-in-ukraine-and-the-uk" target="_blank">UK visa support for Ukrainian nationals - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>This guidance is kept under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/06/2022 08:55:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2755 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1464510

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken for a defined certificate of sponsorship to be approved is; what assessment she has made of backlogs for defined certificate of sponsorship applications; and what steps she is taking to resolve those backlogs.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	5487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely capture data on the processing times for defined certificates of sponsorship.</p><p>UK Visas and Immigration has been experiencing an unprecedented high volume of applications, with around 30% referred back to the sponsor to provide further information which also contributes to the time taken to process them.</p><p>Significant additional resource has been allocated to the case work team, to progress outstanding cases.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/06/2022 16:29:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2747 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1464514

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken for a skilled worker application linked to a defined certificate of sponsorship to be approved is; what assessment she has made of backlogs for skilled worker applications linked to defined certificate of sponsorship applications; and what steps she is taking to resolve those backlogs.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	5488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>Performance and efficiency of visa and sponsor licence processing is continually reviewed to ensure performance is as strong as possible.</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=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cecb21d2af069447f81f608da3a3e6366%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637886336862331652%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=P5uGASKneV3b1%2Fxi7zhWYBmeNpLdNZM3wHQx3%2BfhdDw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>We are, however, currently flexing resources across all routes to ensure a robust response to the Ukrainian crisis while still processing standard applications within service standard wherever possible. As a result, customers with standard applications in study, work, and family routes may experience some temporary impacts to the processing of their application.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/06/2022 16:31:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2745 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran