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900076

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of in-person appointments at the Further Submissions Unit in Liverpool that have been offered to asylum applicants living in Scotland in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	141884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The information requested on the estimated number of in-person appointments at the Further Submissions Unit in Liverpool, that have been offered to asylum applicants living in Scotland in each year, is not available in the format requested and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Home Office implemented a new policy on 30 March 2015, requiring all individuals who have been refused asylum, who have exhausted their appeal rights and have been found not to be in need of protection by the courts, to make an asylum further submission in person. All individuals who have been refused asylum who wish to submit further submissions on asylum or human rights grounds are required to telephone the Home Office’s Further Submissions Unit and book an appointment to submit their submissions in person in Liverpool.</p><p>The current Home Office policy is that further submissions must be submitted in person in Liverpool, but arrangements will be kept under review.</p><p>When scheduling an appointment at the Further Submissions Unit, account is taken of an individual’s location and distance of travel to Liverpool. For those individuals who may have to travel, an appointment will be offered later in the day to reduce any financial implications. Additionally, appointments are scheduled in advanced allowing for the most cost effective form of travel to be booked.</p><p>In exceptional circumstances, for example due to a disability or severe illness, further submissions from failed asylum seekers may be accepted either through local arrangements or by post, providing that supporting evidence is submitted, as specified within the published further submissions policy which can be accessed at the following:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502334/Further_Submissions_API_v9_0_EXT.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502334/Further_Submissions_API_v9_0_EXT.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 141885 141886 question first answered 11/05/2018 11:59:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

900088

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to allow in-person appointments for the Further Submissions Unit to be made at a location in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	141885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The information requested on the estimated number of in-person appointments at the Further Submissions Unit in Liverpool, that have been offered to asylum applicants living in Scotland in each year, is not available in the format requested and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Home Office implemented a new policy on 30 March 2015, requiring all individuals who have been refused asylum, who have exhausted their appeal rights and have been found not to be in need of protection by the courts, to make an asylum further submission in person. All individuals who have been refused asylum who wish to submit further submissions on asylum or human rights grounds are required to telephone the Home Office’s Further Submissions Unit and book an appointment to submit their submissions in person in Liverpool.</p><p>The current Home Office policy is that further submissions must be submitted in person in Liverpool, but arrangements will be kept under review.</p><p>When scheduling an appointment at the Further Submissions Unit, account is taken of an individual’s location and distance of travel to Liverpool. For those individuals who may have to travel, an appointment will be offered later in the day to reduce any financial implications. Additionally, appointments are scheduled in advanced allowing for the most cost effective form of travel to be booked.</p><p>In exceptional circumstances, for example due to a disability or severe illness, further submissions from failed asylum seekers may be accepted either through local arrangements or by post, providing that supporting evidence is submitted, as specified within the published further submissions policy which can be accessed at the following:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502334/Further_Submissions_API_v9_0_EXT.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502334/Further_Submissions_API_v9_0_EXT.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 141884 141886 question first answered 11/05/2018 11:59:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

900093

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what account is taken of people's travel and accommodation needs when an in-person appointment for the Further Submissions Unit is offered.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	141886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The information requested on the estimated number of in-person appointments at the Further Submissions Unit in Liverpool, that have been offered to asylum applicants living in Scotland in each year, is not available in the format requested and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Home Office implemented a new policy on 30 March 2015, requiring all individuals who have been refused asylum, who have exhausted their appeal rights and have been found not to be in need of protection by the courts, to make an asylum further submission in person. All individuals who have been refused asylum who wish to submit further submissions on asylum or human rights grounds are required to telephone the Home Office’s Further Submissions Unit and book an appointment to submit their submissions in person in Liverpool.</p><p>The current Home Office policy is that further submissions must be submitted in person in Liverpool, but arrangements will be kept under review.</p><p>When scheduling an appointment at the Further Submissions Unit, account is taken of an individual’s location and distance of travel to Liverpool. For those individuals who may have to travel, an appointment will be offered later in the day to reduce any financial implications. Additionally, appointments are scheduled in advanced allowing for the most cost effective form of travel to be booked.</p><p>In exceptional circumstances, for example due to a disability or severe illness, further submissions from failed asylum seekers may be accepted either through local arrangements or by post, providing that supporting evidence is submitted, as specified within the published further submissions policy which can be accessed at the following:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502334/Further_Submissions_API_v9_0_EXT.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502334/Further_Submissions_API_v9_0_EXT.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 141884 141885 question first answered 11/05/2018 11:59:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

900096

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Iraq
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 Government's decision on Afghan interpreters’ applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of extending that decision to interpreters who supported the UK armed forces in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	141850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>In 2007, the Government introduced a scheme catering for locally engaged Iraqi nationals who supported our Armed Forces in Iraq. The scheme allowed those who had completed 12 months or more of continuous service to relocate to the UK. Those who relocated had the right to settle here permanently, the right to work and access to mainstream benefits.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/05/2018 13:32:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

900101

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Applications
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 he has made of trends in the length of waiting times for decisions on visa applications for (a) visitors, (b) students, (c) families and (d) spouses.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	141902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>Published data on entry clearance visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards by category, is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-february-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-february-2018</a> The large majority of cases are straightforward and are dealt with within Service standards</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/05/2018 11:50:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

900102

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Fees and Charges
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 he has made of the affordability of fees for visa applications.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	141903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>An assessment of the impact of all border, immigration and citizenship (BIC) fees was published as an associated document to the Immigration and Nationality Fees (Regulations) 2018. The fees are set at a level that reflects the benefit of a successful application to those who use the service.</p><p>The relevant information can be found via the following link: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/59/pdfs/ukia_20180059_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/59/pdfs/ukia_20180059_en.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/05/2018 11:52:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

900103

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the sum accruing to the public purse from failed visa applications in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	141904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information in the format requested. In order to provide the total income received from only rejected visa applications, would involve sifting through all applications data which would exceed the £850 cost limit.</p><p>Amount received from Visa applications are not differentiated between successful and unsuccessful applications. Our ledger will not allow us to provide this level of detail.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/05/2018 13:30:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

900202

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Act 2014
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 8 May 2018 to Question 136029, on Immigrants: Commonwealth, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential effect of the Immigration Act 2014 on (a) older Commonwealth citizens, (b) undocumented British citizens and (c) other vulnerable groups prior to its implementation.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	141833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government balances the need to tackle illegal immigration with protecting vulnerable individuals and those who are here lawfully from any unintended consequences. We conduct impact assessments to consider policy objectives, reasons for government intervention and the likely impact of that intervention. An impact assessment was published for the Immigration Act 2014, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/250069/Overarching_Impact_Assessment_final.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/250069/Overarching_Impact_Assessment_final.PDF</a></p><p>The right to rent scheme created by the 2014 Act was also the subject of a full public consultation and related documents can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226713/consultation.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226713/consultation.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/249616/Consultation_Response.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/249616/Consultation_Response.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>We have introduced additional safeguards through the Home Office checking services for landlords and employers to ensure members of the Windrush generation are not impacted by measures designed to tackle illegal immigration.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/05/2018 12:06:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

900242

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas from highly skilled professionals were refused by his Department between January 2010 and January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	141777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The available information relates to outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn, lapsed) of visa applications, broken down by category (including Tier 2 skilled work visas) and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017</a>. The large majority of Tier 2 visa application outcomes are grants.</p><p>Information for Q1 (January to March) 2018 is planned to be published on 24 May.</p><p>Tier 2 is the main immigration route for skilled work in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 141778 question first answered 11/05/2018 12:01:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

900243

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas from highly skilled professionals were refused by his Department between February 2014 and March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	141778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The available information relates to outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn, lapsed) of visa applications, broken down by category (including Tier 2 skilled work visas) and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017</a>. The large majority of Tier 2 visa application outcomes are grants.</p><p>Information for Q1 (January to March) 2018 is planned to be published on 24 May.</p><p>Tier 2 is the main immigration route for skilled work in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 141777 question first answered 11/05/2018 12:01:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy