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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

1469663

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	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what protections for children are included in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	16816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Act is part of our New Plan for Immigration, delivering the most comprehensive reform of the asylum system in decades.</p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment was published on 16 September, as part of the then Nationality and Borders Bill, and this includes consideration of possible impacts on children. The Equality Impact Assessment can be found on the GOV.UK website; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>This was informed by a public consultation, the Government’s response for which is also published: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fnew-plan-for-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDavid.Kelly4%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf096ba9e48f247e3592808da4e016b65%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637908065240516222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VFG8y5F5pAjn5Ci19xJrosMjRh8uxqYM%2B27vrUn1aIE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-plan-for-immigration</a>.</p><p>Home Office guidance is regularly reviewed by respective policy teams and any such changes are made when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 16817 16818 question first answered 16/06/2022 16:27:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1469668

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	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to issue guidance on the protection of children under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	16817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Act is part of our New Plan for Immigration, delivering the most comprehensive reform of the asylum system in decades.</p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment was published on 16 September, as part of the then Nationality and Borders Bill, and this includes consideration of possible impacts on children. The Equality Impact Assessment can be found on the GOV.UK website; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>This was informed by a public consultation, the Government’s response for which is also published: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fnew-plan-for-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDavid.Kelly4%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf096ba9e48f247e3592808da4e016b65%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637908065240516222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VFG8y5F5pAjn5Ci19xJrosMjRh8uxqYM%2B27vrUn1aIE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-plan-for-immigration</a>.</p><p>Home Office guidance is regularly reviewed by respective policy teams and any such changes are made when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 16816 16818 question first answered 16/06/2022 16:27:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1469673

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	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions officials in her Department have had with organisations representing the interests of children in preparing the Nationality and Borders Act 2022; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	16818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Act is part of our New Plan for Immigration, delivering the most comprehensive reform of the asylum system in decades.</p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment was published on 16 September, as part of the then Nationality and Borders Bill, and this includes consideration of possible impacts on children. The Equality Impact Assessment can be found on the GOV.UK website; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>This was informed by a public consultation, the Government’s response for which is also published: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fnew-plan-for-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDavid.Kelly4%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf096ba9e48f247e3592808da4e016b65%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637908065240516222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VFG8y5F5pAjn5Ci19xJrosMjRh8uxqYM%2B27vrUn1aIE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-plan-for-immigration</a>.</p><p>Home Office guidance is regularly reviewed by respective policy teams and any such changes are made when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 16816 16817 question first answered 16/06/2022 16:27:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 6867 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1469819

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	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 Afghan nationals with an outstanding Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy application can be relocated to Rwanda under the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	16956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>All those who have an outstanding decision for indefinite leave to remain under ARAP will continue to have valid immigration status in the interim. Those who have valid immigration status are not eligible to be considered for relocation to Rwanda</p><p>The Migration and Economic Development Partnership between the UK and Rwanda is intended to address the shared international challenge of illegal migration and break the business model of evil people smuggling gangs. Those making illegal, dangerous and unnecessary journeys to the UK since 1 January 2022 - including those arriving by small boats or hidden in the backs of lorries - may now be relocated to Rwanda, who will take responsibility for processing their claims and supporting them.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2022 15:57:53 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1469872

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	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is of the flight for asylum seekers being sent to Rwanda on 14 June 2022; and whether her Department has an obligation to pay that cost in the event that the flight does not take place.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	16973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>Our priority will always be to keep our communities safe, and we make no apology for seeking to remove those with no right to remain in the UK.</p><p>Charter flight operations are an important means to remove individuals with no right to remain in the UK where there are limited scheduled routes. We manage the charter programme flexibly, balancing it with use of scheduled flights to best respond to operational needs. Costs for individual flights will vary based on a number of different factors and are regularly reviewed to ensure that best value for money is balanced against the need to remove those individuals with no right to remain in the UK.</p><p>The endless merry go round of late legal claims – which are often unfounded or without merit – can result in people being removed from flights at the last minute. However, our New Plan for Immigration will stop the abuse of the system and expedite the removal of those who have no right to be here.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2022 14:52:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1469882

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	Home Office: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new enquiries her Department’s MP hotline teams dealt with in each month in 2021; what steps her Department is taking to manage the (a) performance and (b) case management of those teams; what steps she is taking to oversee the performance of those MP hotlines; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	16880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The volume of individual calls handled in 2021, by month, detailed below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Calls answered</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>860</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>885</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1042</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>919</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>808</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1188</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1103</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1314</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1590</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1633</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1611</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1352</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>14305</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Average wait time for calls in this period was 24 seconds.</p><p>We have seen significant increase in call volumes to the MP enquiry line in recent months linked to the situation in Ukraine and to HMPO passport applications. This has resulted in lengthy average wait times.</p><p>We have now increased resources working on the MP Enquiry Line and call waiting times are now retuning to 2021 levels.</p><p>MP’s also can contact the Home Office via the MP’s Urgent Enquiries inbox or in person at the Portcullis House walk-in hub.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2022 14:46:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1469936

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	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of average time it currently takes to process and issue visas for non-Ukrainian nationals.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	17062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>For applications not lodged under the Ukraine schemes, UKVI offers a range of service levels for applications which include Standard service (15 working days), Priority service (5 working days), and Super Priority service (next day) after a customer has provided their biometrics.</p><p> </p><p>UKVI made a decision to prioritise the Ukraine Schemes following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Resources are now being returned to focus on visa routes impacted by these prioritisation decisions which should reduce the average processing times in due course. We continue to prioritise any urgent compelling or compassionate cases across all workstreams and are working to reduce the current processing times as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>For Standard applications lodged outside the UK, the current average processing time is as follows:</p><ul><li>Visitors – <strong>6 weeks</strong></li><li>Students – <strong>5 weeks</strong></li><li>Working/Investing – <strong>5 weeks</strong></li><li>Joining Family – <strong>up to 24 weeks</strong></li></ul><p>Further information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> and this is regularly updated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For Standard applications lodged inside the UK, the current average processing times are not published though all routes are currently within the published service standards which are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Switching/Extending a Student, Family, Ancestry, Work, Visitor, or Graduate Visa – <strong>8 weeks</strong></li><li>Switching/Extending a Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa – <strong>12 weeks</strong></li><li>Applying for Settlement - <strong>within 6 months</strong></li></ul><p> </p><p>Further information is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk#priority-services--get-a-faster-decision" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2022 15:17:21 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

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

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