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1470561

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Applications
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 reduce administrative errors on the visa application with reference GWF06412451; and if her Department will fast-track the reissuing of paperwork for that application where necessary.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	18876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The teams handling employment visas consider tens of thousands of applications per week. The vast majority of these are considered and reach the correct outcome.</p><p> </p><p>Processing errors are rare and when any errors are flagged to the department they are resolved quickly, as they have been in this case.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/06/2022 10:22:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7483 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1470581

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
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 had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on the impact of the cost of a Pakistan visa on the ability of people residing in that country to relocate to the UK following a successful application under the Afghan Assistance and Relocation policy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	18908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>There has been no change in either the UK or Pakistan visa requirement for eligible Afghan nationals being relocated under the ARAP scheme.</p><p>The UK Government continues to work closely with Pakistan to relocate eligible individuals.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2022 09:16:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7482 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1470585

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Hospitality Industry
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 trends in the level of foreign seasonal labour in the hospitality sector in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	18981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Issues with recruitment in the Hospitality sector are not unique to the UK, with reports of similar issues in the USA, the Republic of Ireland and Spain. This indicates factors other than immigration policy need to be considered to resolve these issues.</p><p> </p><p>Several roles in the hospitality sector (including chefs and managerial roles) are eligible for the Skilled Worker route in the Points Based System. Modelling by the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) suggest the new, lower salary and expanded skills thresholds, strike a reasonable balance between controlling immigration and business access to labour.</p><p> </p><p>Other roles will need to be filled from the resident workforce and those with full work rights, including the 6.5 million applicants under our EU Settlement Scheme, dependants of work visa holders, and those coming to the UK under our new Ukraine Schemes, the British National (Overseas) route, the Graduate route and Youth Mobility Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Further advice from the MAC has been against the creation of sector specific visa routes.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 18982 question first answered 21/06/2022 08:58:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7472 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

1470586

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Hospitality Industry
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 facilitate access to foreign seasonal labour for the hospitality sector.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	18982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Issues with recruitment in the Hospitality sector are not unique to the UK, with reports of similar issues in the USA, the Republic of Ireland and Spain. This indicates factors other than immigration policy need to be considered to resolve these issues.</p><p> </p><p>Several roles in the hospitality sector (including chefs and managerial roles) are eligible for the Skilled Worker route in the Points Based System. Modelling by the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) suggest the new, lower salary and expanded skills thresholds, strike a reasonable balance between controlling immigration and business access to labour.</p><p> </p><p>Other roles will need to be filled from the resident workforce and those with full work rights, including the 6.5 million applicants under our EU Settlement Scheme, dependants of work visa holders, and those coming to the UK under our new Ukraine Schemes, the British National (Overseas) route, the Graduate route and Youth Mobility Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Further advice from the MAC has been against the creation of sector specific visa routes.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 18981 question first answered 21/06/2022 08:58:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7478 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

1470626

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 15 September 2021, (b) 24 February 2022 and (c) 16 May 2022 from the hon. Member for Ealing Central and Acton, reference RH51240.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	18967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 16 June 2022</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/06/2022 07:37:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1470668

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Broadband
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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the potential impact of visa application processes for EU workers on the rollout of superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	18770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues, including the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, about the Points-Based Immigration System, which applies globally not based on whether someone holds an EU passport or not.</p><p>The Skilled Worker route already provides an opportunity to recruit workers on a global basis into several roles in the telecommunications sector.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/06/2022 16:20:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1470176

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the backlog in processing applications for biometric residence permits.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	17922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>We are not aware of any delays in processing biometric residence permits once a decision has been made on a customer’s immigration application.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2022 09:14:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 8239 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1470196

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Newport West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claiming asylum currently reside in Newport West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	18032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office are unable to state how many people claiming asylum currently reside in Newport West constituency, how many asylum claims from people in Newport West constituency have been submitted in each of the last 5 years or how many people in Newport West constituency have outstanding asylum claims as of 14 June 2022 as this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost because it would require a manual search through individual records.</p><p> </p><p>However, The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum applications raised can be found in table Asy_D01, and data on asylum applications awaiting an initial decision or further review can be found in table Asy_D03 of the ‘asylum and resettlement detailed datasets’. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2022. Data for June 2022 will be published on 25 August 2022.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 18033 18034 question first answered 23/06/2022 09:15:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 8234 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1470198

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Newport West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims from people in Newport West constituency have been submitted in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	18033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office are unable to state how many people claiming asylum currently reside in Newport West constituency, how many asylum claims from people in Newport West constituency have been submitted in each of the last 5 years or how many people in Newport West constituency have outstanding asylum claims as of 14 June 2022 as this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost because it would require a manual search through individual records.</p><p> </p><p>However, The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum applications raised can be found in table Asy_D01, and data on asylum applications awaiting an initial decision or further review can be found in table Asy_D03 of the ‘asylum and resettlement detailed datasets’. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2022. Data for June 2022 will be published on 25 August 2022.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 18032 18034 question first answered 23/06/2022 09:15:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 8236 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1470199

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Newport West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in Newport West constituency have outstanding asylum claims as of 14 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	18034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office are unable to state how many people claiming asylum currently reside in Newport West constituency, how many asylum claims from people in Newport West constituency have been submitted in each of the last 5 years or how many people in Newport West constituency have outstanding asylum claims as of 14 June 2022 as this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost because it would require a manual search through individual records.</p><p> </p><p>However, The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum applications raised can be found in table Asy_D01, and data on asylum applications awaiting an initial decision or further review can be found in table Asy_D03 of the ‘asylum and resettlement detailed datasets’. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2022. Data for June 2022 will be published on 25 August 2022.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 18032 18033 question first answered 23/06/2022 09:15:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 8237 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones