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1469642

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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 fast track passport applications were submitted from 1 March to 1 June In (a) 2019 and (b) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	17112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Since April 2021, people have been advised to allow up to ten weeks when applying for their British passport. Between March and May 2022 approximately 98.5% of UK applications processed were completed within ten weeks.</p><p>Urgent services are only required where an applicant needs a passport sooner than ten weeks. For the small percentage of customers whose applications take longer than ten weeks, there is an expedited service at no additional cost to help ensure that they receive their passport ahead of their travel.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2022 14:48:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1469255

registered interest
date	10/06/2022
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 applications were received in (a) April and (b) May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	15737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The volume of passport applications received is published quarterly in HM Passport Office’s transparency data.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent published data can be found at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhm-passport-office-data-q1-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CLinda.Allum%40hmpo.gov.uk%7Ca3e73985c451433d797e08da4d28a6f6%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637907134263378925%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VYLm3Ff88IHDD3p5LEA72p6mEDbpFEvARL69BMjfaJA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-passport-office-data-q1-2022</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2022 08:31:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 6540 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1469264

registered interest
date	10/06/2022
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, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that Roma refugees from Ukraine are (a) able to reach the UK and (b) treated fairly in the visa application process.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Paul Bristow
uin	15777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-ukraine-family-scheme-visa" target="_blank">Ukraine Family Scheme</a> allows applicants to join family members or extend their stay in the UK.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-visa-under-the-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme" target="_blank">Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme</a> allows Ukrainian nationals and their family members to come to the UK if they have a named sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.</p><p>As part of the Home Office’s commitment to make it easier for applicants to apply to our schemes, Ukrainians with valid passports no longer need to go to a Visa Application Centre to give their biometrics before they come to the UK. This revision to the process can mean applicants who submitted their applications at the same time, but via different biometric routes, may not receive their visas at the same time.</p><p>Each case is treated fairly and judged on merit, taking into account the individual circumstances of the case.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2022 16:25:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4792 label Biography information for Paul Bristow

1469268

registered interest
date	10/06/2022
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, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2022 to Question 6920, on Homes for Ukraine Scheme, how many applications to the Homes for Ukraine scheme were received by UK Visas and Immigration between 18 and 25 March 2022; and of those how many (a) had been accepted, (b) had been declined and (c) were still pending as at 18 April 2022.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	15764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Information on the number of visas granted under the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Homes for Ukraine Scheme can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data/ukraine-family-scheme-and-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-homes-for-ukraine-visa-data--2" target="_blank">Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Information requested which is not contained within this published data is not routinely captured. To capture numbers would require a manual trawl of data and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/06/2022 09:17:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 6539 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1469294

registered interest
date	10/06/2022
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: Correspondence
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 take steps to help ensure that the hon. Member for West Lancashire receives a response from the Director General for UKVI dated 4 April 2022, reference ZA59379, on an asylum claim.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	15715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 13 June 2022.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2022 08:17:30 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 6538 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1468908

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
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, if she will make it her policy to allow Home Office officials discretion in immigration cases to re-define memorial services as memorial services in lieu of a funeral in cases where it can be shown that a death took place at a time when covid-19 restrictions prevented one of the (a) holding of and (b) travel to a funeral for a deceased immediate family member abroad and for such cases to be considered as having the status of a funeral for the purpose of the decision on whether a case should be fairly expedited; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	15224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>Those who qualify to visit the UK may undertake a range of activities, which include attending a funeral or a memorial service.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to prioritise any urgent compelling or compassionate cases across all workstreams.</p><p> </p><p>Where there are extremely compassionate or compelling circumstances (for example, a medical emergency or travelling to a funeral for a deceased immediate family member including memorial services), we may consider expediting specific cases. However, the bar for this is high and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p>UKVI encourages all customers to apply in good time ahead of intended travel dates, and customers can also make use of UKVI’s optional priority visa services for visit visas in certain locations.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2022 15:21:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1468925

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: 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 steps she is taking to expand the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	15228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>On Monday 13<sup>th</sup> June, the government launched a new Food Strategy, which will seek to address challenges faced by the sector. Recognising the sector cannot sustainably rely on migrant labour, especially in light of global pressures elsewhere, the strategy sets out that Government will commission an independent review to tackle labour shortages in the food supply chain, considering the roles of automation, domestic labour and migration routes.</p><p> </p><p>To support the sector, the Government will release 10,000 additional visas for the seasonal worker visa route, with 2,000 of these going to the poultry sector for the eight-week period prior to Christmas. This is to cover the surge in demand for chicken, turkey and goose during the festive season and to ensure the smooth running of the food supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The Government introduced the Points Based System in 2020 which is designed to attract the skills and expertise which the UK requires. Acting upon advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), the Government broadened the skills threshold of the Skilled Worker route and introduced a lower salary threshold which, as modelling by the MAC suggests,<strong> strikes a reasonable balance between access to labour and controlling immigration</strong><strong>. </strong>The independent review’s consideration of the role of migration will therefore need to be with reference to the MAC’s advice. A number of roles in the food production sector are already eligible for a Skilled Worker visa.</p><p>For those roles in the sector which do not meet the threshold for the Skilled Worker route, there is the domestic labour market which includes UK workers and migrants with general work rights. The Government does not intend to introduce a route for those who do not meet the skills and salary threshold allowing recruitment at or near minimum wage.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 15229 question first answered 16/06/2022 16:19:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1468926

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to provide visas for workers in food production.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	15229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>On Monday 13<sup>th</sup> June, the government launched a new Food Strategy, which will seek to address challenges faced by the sector. Recognising the sector cannot sustainably rely on migrant labour, especially in light of global pressures elsewhere, the strategy sets out that Government will commission an independent review to tackle labour shortages in the food supply chain, considering the roles of automation, domestic labour and migration routes.</p><p> </p><p>To support the sector, the Government will release 10,000 additional visas for the seasonal worker visa route, with 2,000 of these going to the poultry sector for the eight-week period prior to Christmas. This is to cover the surge in demand for chicken, turkey and goose during the festive season and to ensure the smooth running of the food supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The Government introduced the Points Based System in 2020 which is designed to attract the skills and expertise which the UK requires. Acting upon advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), the Government broadened the skills threshold of the Skilled Worker route and introduced a lower salary threshold which, as modelling by the MAC suggests,<strong> strikes a reasonable balance between access to labour and controlling immigration</strong><strong>. </strong>The independent review’s consideration of the role of migration will therefore need to be with reference to the MAC’s advice. A number of roles in the food production sector are already eligible for a Skilled Worker visa.</p><p>For those roles in the sector which do not meet the threshold for the Skilled Worker route, there is the domestic labour market which includes UK workers and migrants with general work rights. The Government does not intend to introduce a route for those who do not meet the skills and salary threshold allowing recruitment at or near minimum wage.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 15228 question first answered 16/06/2022 16:19:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1468953

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
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, at what point of the application process her Department informs applicants who are paying for super priority and priority applications of the level of service provision they can expect.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	15350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The timescales for priority (PV) and super priority (SPV) applications are set out on GOV.UK so the information is available to the customer before starting the application process.</p><p>PV information is also covered on the waiting times page and includes a message that PV/SPV is temporarily unavailable for some routes.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2022 08:16:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 6541 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1468975

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Children
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 her Department's affordability fee waiver scheme for citizenship registration for individuals under the age of 18, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing low-income families who have accrued considerable debt while applying for visas for their children to apply retrospectively for such a waiver.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	15356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>This waiver is only applicable to the fees to register a child as a British citizen and is not being applied retrospectively, which means it will only be applied to eligible applications submitted on or after 16 June. The affordability assessment is set out in guidance available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2022 16:16:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy