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770073

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Intercountry Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish new guidance on inter-country adoptions to replace the guidance that was removed and archived on 7 January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	107667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>We aim to publish new guidance on intercountry adoptions on GOV.UK before the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 11:25:07 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

769691

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Europe: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of child refugees who are unaccompanied in each European country.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	107367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>According to Eurostat data, 63,300 unaccompanied children claimed asylum in the EU in 2016:</p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/8016696/3-11052017-AP-EN.pdf/30ca2206-0db9-4076-a681-e069a4bc5290" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/8016696/3-11052017-AP-EN.pdf/30ca2206-0db9-4076-a681-e069a4bc5290</a>.</p><p>This includes a breakdown of asylum applications by EU Member State.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 12:14:31 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

769730

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role UK officials located at border points have in the early identification and safeguarding of trafficked children.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	107366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Border Force has a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children entering the United Kingdom. The organisation works closely with other law enforcement agencies, including the National Crime Agency and Police, in delivering this protection.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force officers are trained to identify safeguarding issues though behavioural indicators and questioning. Where there are concerns about the safety of a child, they are referred to the appropriate agencies.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 12:18:37 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

769731

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons hon. Members' telephone access to UK Visas and Immigration has been reduced.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	107358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The UKVI MP Account Management teams offered a reduced phone service from 11am -1.30pm and 2.00– 4pm since the beginning of summer recess to enable them to respond to an unprecedented increase in written enquiries from Members of Parliament. Hon. Members continue to be able to contact their MP Account Managers direct to raise urgent enquiries outside of these operating times.</p><p> </p><p>Reducing the operational hours of the service has helped ensure that the teams continue to deliver a balanced level of service both on the phones and in writing. Records show that the teams are handling similar call volumes in the reduced operating hours.</p><p> </p><p>From 10 October the phone service hours were increased to 11am to 4pm and they will continue to be reviewed weekly with a view to returning to the full service hours of 9am – 5pm.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 11:47:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

769732

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
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) average and (b) longest waiting time was for non-straightforward Tier 2 visa applications in each quarter of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	107408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The published information on processing times for visa applications is published as part of the Migration Transparency data, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 14:19:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

769733

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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 the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for non-straightforward Tier 1 visa applications in each quarter of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	107409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The published information on processing times for visa applications is published as part of the Migration Transparency data, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 12:24:25 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

769734

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to ensure that bona fide business and personal visitors from African countries to the UK receive an efficient and courteous visa service.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	107377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>UKVisas and Immigration continually reviews its global visa operation to improve performance, incorporating customer and partner feedback to ensure value for money while maintaining excellent customer service.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 11:35:41 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

769738

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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 her Department has made of the cost of administering the system for applications for settled status.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	107426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office constantly reviews its capabilities in order to deliver the Government’s agenda. With negotiations now underway, we continue to assess how our priorities will impact on the workforce and capabilities required.</p><p> </p><p>Operational units across the Home Office actively monitor workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand and will continue to do so throughout negotiations and as the UK leaves the EU. Any resultant changes to resource requirements will be factored into strategic planning.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 14:19:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

769739

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Republic of Ireland
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 from UK citizens resident in the Irish Republic have been processed by the (a) Belfast Passport Office and (b) British Embassy in Dublin since 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	107402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to him on 10 October 2017 UIN 10355, and 7 December 2015 UIN 18581.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 12:25:23 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

769742

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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 the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for non-straightforward settlement visa applications in each quarter of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	107410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The published information on processing times for visa applications is published as part of the Migration Transparency data, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 12:26:47 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan