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1055781

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Clergy and Religious Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) current and (b) future visa requirements and processes for Catholic clergy and members of religious orders.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	217629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government values the role of faith in public life and recognises the contributions made by faith groups to our communities in the UK. This is reflected in our existing bespoke visa arrangements for religious workers and Ministers of Religion.</p><p><br>On 19 December 2018, the Government’s published its White Paper on the future immigration system. We want to continue to attract those who make valuable contributions to the practicing of faith and to our communities across the UK and will continue to offer arrangements for religious groups.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/02/2019 16:56:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1055787

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
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 28 January 2019 to Question 210043, with what organisations and agencies other than HMRC, the Department for Work and Pensions and the NHS his Department has shared data; for what purposes; and how many instances of data sharing there have been for each purpose.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	217431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office will only collect and process personal data where we have a legal basis to do so and it is necessary and proportionate. The Home Office collects and processes personal data to fulfil its legal and official functions.</p><p>The Home Office may share information with other organisations, but only where the information needs to be shared and there is a legal basis for doing so. Further detail on this, including the categories of organisations with which we may share data, is set out in the Home Office personal information charter:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/personal-information-charter" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/personal-information-charter</a></p><p>and, for the Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System (BICS), including the EU Settlement Scheme, via the BICS privacy information notice:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship </a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/02/2019 16:11:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1055865

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many charter flights have been scheduled for (a) removals, (b) deportations and (c) mixed removals and deportations to Commonwealth countries for March 2019.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	217516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>For operational reasons, the Home Office does not disclose details of the returns charter flight programme.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 217517 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:50:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1055866

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many charter flights have been scheduled for (a) removals, (b) deportations and (c) mixed removals and deportations to Commonwealth countries for April 2019.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	217517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>For operational reasons, the Home Office does not disclose details of the returns charter flight programme.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 217516 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:50:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1055888

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fees for settled status applications his Department has processed since 21 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	217647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister announced on 21 January, there will be no fee for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme when we roll out the scheme in full by 30 March. Everyone who has applied during the pilot phase, or who does so, and has paid a fee will be reimbursed. The Home Office will set out further details shortly. The Home Office will update Parliament on the public pilot phase in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 217648 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:53:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1055889

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money his Department has collected in fees for applications for Settled status from (a) adults and (b) children.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	217648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister announced on 21 January, there will be no fee for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme when we roll out the scheme in full by 30 March. Everyone who has applied during the pilot phase, or who does so, and has paid a fee will be reimbursed. The Home Office will set out further details shortly. The Home Office will update Parliament on the public pilot phase in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 217647 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:53:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1055890

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances an EU Citizen applying for Settled Status will be required to pay for biometric enrolment.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	217649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>There is no Home Office fee to enrol biometrics when applying to the EU Settlement Scheme and there is no requirement for EU citizens to enrol fingerprint biometrics. Where enrolment of fingerprints is required – for example, for those non-EEA citizen family members of EU citizens who do not already hold a biometric residence permit – the standard options for enrolment apply, details are published on gov.uk</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukvis-new-front-end-services-what-you-need-to-know" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukvis-new-front-end-services-what-you-need-to-know</a></p><p>As announced by the Prime Minister on 21 January, the application fee for the Settlement Scheme will be removed from 30 March, when the scheme is rolled out in full, and any application fees already paid will be refunded.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 217651 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:55:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1055892

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of waiving biometric enrolment fees for EU citizens and their family members.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	217651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>There is no Home Office fee to enrol biometrics when applying to the EU Settlement Scheme and there is no requirement for EU citizens to enrol fingerprint biometrics. Where enrolment of fingerprints is required – for example, for those non-EEA citizen family members of EU citizens who do not already hold a biometric residence permit – the standard options for enrolment apply, details are published on gov.uk</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukvis-new-front-end-services-what-you-need-to-know" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukvis-new-front-end-services-what-you-need-to-know</a></p><p>As announced by the Prime Minister on 21 January, the application fee for the Settlement Scheme will be removed from 30 March, when the scheme is rolled out in full, and any application fees already paid will be refunded.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 217649 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:55:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1052437

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Iraq: Yazidis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's country guidance on Iraq recognises that Yazidis face persecution across that country.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	215587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Our position on handling claims made by religious minorities in Iraq, including Yazidis, is set out in the Home Office’s country information and guidance document of August 2016 published on gov.uk website.</p><p>Each case is considered on its individual facts against relevant country information and relevant caselaw. The country information is taken from a range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Consideration of an individual’s personal circumstances, including their ability to relocate, would be considered as part of an assessment.</p><p>Our conclusions are that, in general religious minorities, including Yazidis, are not at risk of persecution or serious harm from the state authorities in Iraq. However, a person from a religious minority is likely to be a risk of persecution from Daesh in the ‘contested’ areas (Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewah and Salah al-Din), and from armed groups, including the Shia militia, in Baghdad. <br> <br>A person from a religious minority may not be able to obtain protection from the state in areas outside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). However, decision makers would consider whether there are any circumstances, including family, tribal or political links, in which a person can obtain effective protection.</p><p>A person from a religious minority at risk can relocate to the southern governorates (including Basra), and the KRI, if not unduly harsh for them based on their individual circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 215588 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:45:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1052438

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Basra: Minority Groups
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 his Department's Iraq: country policy and information notes, updated in November 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of (a) Yazidis and (b) other religious minorities in Basra.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	215588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Our position on handling claims made by religious minorities in Iraq, including Yazidis, is set out in the Home Office’s country information and guidance document of August 2016 published on gov.uk website.</p><p>Each case is considered on its individual facts against relevant country information and relevant caselaw. The country information is taken from a range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Consideration of an individual’s personal circumstances, including their ability to relocate, would be considered as part of an assessment.</p><p>Our conclusions are that, in general religious minorities, including Yazidis, are not at risk of persecution or serious harm from the state authorities in Iraq. However, a person from a religious minority is likely to be a risk of persecution from Daesh in the ‘contested’ areas (Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewah and Salah al-Din), and from armed groups, including the Shia militia, in Baghdad. <br> <br>A person from a religious minority may not be able to obtain protection from the state in areas outside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). However, decision makers would consider whether there are any circumstances, including family, tribal or political links, in which a person can obtain effective protection.</p><p>A person from a religious minority at risk can relocate to the southern governorates (including Basra), and the KRI, if not unduly harsh for them based on their individual circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 215587 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:45:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara