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1109413

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the tied visa system and whether it is fit for purpose.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	240538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the UK’s Future Skills-Based Immigration System White Paper, published on 19 December, the skilled worker route will continue to require individuals to be sponsored by an employer</p><p>In line with the recommendations made by the Migration Advisory Committee, we will consider how the future system can reduce bureaucracy for employers.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/04/2019 16:07:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1109200

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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, whether he has made an estimate of the average salary of a person who has been granted a Tier 5 Exceptional Talent visa.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	239922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route is designed for internationally recognised leaders and promising future leaders in the digital technology, science and research, arts, humanities and culture sectors. There is no minimum salary requirement for applying for a visa on this route and the Home Office does not collect salary data.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/04/2019 12:15:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1105546

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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 proportion of visit visa applications on the basis of the visitor donating an organ to a family member were successful in each year for the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	237571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Due to the range of activities visitors can undertake whilst in the UK, the Home Office does not publish statistics of the sub-sets of visitors. <br>An individual may act as an organ donor or be assessed as a potential organ donor to an identified recipient in the UK under the Standard Visitor route. <br>The Home Office continues to engage with stakeholders to better understand and support the needs of donors and recipients interacting with the UK’s immigration system.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/04/2019 16:06:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1077253

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to prevent people from overstaying the terms of their visa.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	225465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>All visas are assessed by fully trained Entry Clearance Officers. Every application is considered on its individual merits and in line with UK immigration rules and guidance. The visa is endorsed with the date of expiry.</p><p>When someone has no legal right to remain in the UK they should return to their home country. We will help people who wish to leave voluntarily but will enforce the removal of those who refuse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/03/2019 14:24:18 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1045946

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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, how many tier one visas the Home Office issued in (a) 2018, (b) 2017, (c) 2016, (d) 2015 and (e) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	211222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on Tier 1 entry clearance visa applications and outcomes (grant-ed, refused, withdrawn, lapsed) is published on a quarterly basis in the Home Office’s ‘Immigration Statistics’, Visas data tables volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#visas</a></p><p>Corresponding data for Q4 (October to December) 2018 is planned to be published on 28 February 2019.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/01/2019 11:36:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1029522

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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 status is of Tier 1 (investor) visa applications.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	204622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Investor) visa remains in operation and applications continue to be considered. The Home Office remains committed to reforming the route in the spring and will make a further announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 204623 question first answered 07/01/2019 13:26:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1029523

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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, with reference to the Written Statement of 6 September 2018, HCWS1159, how the review of Tier 1 (investor) visas will be conducted; which bodies will be consulted as part of that review; and what the timescale is for that review to report.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	204623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Investor) visa remains in operation and applications continue to be considered. The Home Office remains committed to reforming the route in the spring and will make a further announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 204622 question first answered 07/01/2019 13:26:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1024038

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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, for what reasons he (a) planned to suspend the granting of Tier 1 Investor visas, (b) cancelled that suspension and (c) did not announce those decisions in written or oral statements to the House; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	201735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Investor) visa is not currently suspended. The Home Office remains committed to reforming the route and will make a further announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 17/12/2018 17:23:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

999231

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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, whether there is a prescribed test for determining whether an application is deemed to be complex and therefore falls outside Home Office service standards.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	186166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>There is no prescribed test for when a case is deemed to be complex.</p><p>Each case is dealt with on its own merits and while reviewing an application a trained caseworker will make an assessment of whether the particular circumstances of that application would deem it to be classed as complex. If a case is classed as complex we will write to the customer explaining why.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/11/2018 16:57:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

997633

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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, how many settlement visas his Department has issued in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	185548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of visas granted by detailed category is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/11/2018 14:50:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon