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896287

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many notices of removal from the UK were issued in error by his Department in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	140846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/08/2018 answer text <p>Individuals who have been refused leave to enter at a port and those in the United Kingdom without leave to remain, following a refusal decision, will be notified of their liability to removal. These notices will also advise them of the need to raise any reasons they may have to stay in the United Kingdom as soon as reasonably practicable.</p><p>An assessment of the number of times these notices were issued in error would require the examination of individual records.</p><p>I am sorry but the information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/08/2018 14:18:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

896298

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Right of Abode: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether non-UK EU nationals who were resident in the UK before 1973 have a legal right to abode in the UK that is separate from their rights as EU citizens under the Treaties of the European Union.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	140712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The right of abode is a statutory right which is held by British citizens and Commonwealth citizens who had right of abode immediately before 1 January 1983 and have not ceased to be Commonwealth citizens at any time.</p><p> </p><p>EU citizens who were present and settled in the UK on 1 January 1973 were deemed to have indefinite leave to remain, by virtue of section 1(2) of the Immigration Act 1971. As long as they have continued to reside in the UK and have not had their indefinite leave revoked, they will have retained that settled status.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 15:27:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

896307

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Biometrics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for all Biometric Residence Permits to include national insurance numbers.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	140822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office and Department for Work and Pensions began work in 2016 to issue Biometric Residence Permits featuring the holder’s national insurance number where they are entitled to work in the UK. This has been implemented for all refugees and most Tier 2 skilled migrants. It will be extended to other relevant immigration categories in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 16:53:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

896313

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Common Travel Area
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to give effect to the agreement reached with the EU on (a) the rights of Irish citizens living in the UK and (b) the operation of the Common Travel Area after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	140594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area and the associated rights of Irish citizens living in the UK. The December Joint Report includes recognition from the EU that the Common Travel Area arrangements between the UK and Ireland are protected after the UK has left the EU. The Government is determined to ensure that this, like all the commitments made in the Joint Report, is turned into legally-binding text in the Withdrawal Agreement. The Government has also announced its intention to bring forward a new bill – a Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Bill – to give effect to the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU in domestic law.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 15:48:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

896314

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: 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 citizens of the Republic of Ireland living in the UK have (a) applied for and (b) been granted British citizenship in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	140595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Information on applications for and grants of British citizenship broken down by the applicants’ nationality is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Citizenship volume tables cz_01_q_a and cz_06 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#citizenship" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#citizenship</a></p><p> </p><p>Please note that the figures are not directly comparable as some applications in a given year may be decided in a later year. However the large majority of decisions are grants.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 15:09:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

896326

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
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 22 February 2018 to Question 128120, on Doctors: Migrant Workers, how many applications there were for visas for work using sponsorship certificates for Human Health and Social Work Activities; and how many of those applications were (a) successful and (b) refused, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The available published statistics on Certificate of Sponsorship used in tier 2 visa applications by industry sector are published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Sponsorship data tables, table cs_03_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#visas</a>.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 15:46:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

896350

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the criteria are for recruitment of Border Force personnel; and whether those criteria are applied consistently throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	140644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The criteria set for Border Force roles in recruitment campaigns will reflect the nature of the post being recruited. Where educational qualifications are a requirement we will try to offer the opportunity for people to demonstrate this using previous experience where possible.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 15:54:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

896482

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Engineers and Scientists: Visas
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 27 April to Question 137536, on Engineers and Scientists: Visas, whether the number of engineers and scientists who were refused a Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship between May 2015 and November 2017 increased because the annual cap had been reached.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	140710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office. Published data on sponsorship applications can be found in the immigration statistics release.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-sponsorship-restricted-certificate-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-sponsorship-restricted-certificate-allocations</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 15:37:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

896504

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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, what the criteria are for the use of a case arising from the tax affairs of an individual that was settled by HMRC in a decision to refuse an application by that person for renewed leave to remain in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	140547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>In immigration routes which awarded points for an applicant’s UK earnings, we must be satisfied that those earnings are genuine.</p><p>Where we identify discrepancies between the income declared to the Home Office and to HMRC, we give applicants an opportunity to explain the reasons for the discrepancies. We will take into consideration the nature of the discrepancy, all available evidence and any explanation from the applicant before making a decision.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 15:52:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

896507

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: English Language
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 make it his policy that an applicant whose leave to remain has been cancelled because of an allegation of cheating in a Toeic English language test will be able to submit an appeal in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	140548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Parliament legislated to amend the appeals system in the Immigration Act 2014 so that an appeal only arises where a claim raising asylum, humanitarian protection or human rights is refused. Similar provisions are set out in the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016. The Government has no plans to change the appeals system.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 15:12:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms