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437372

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Wigan Council
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 last met Wigan Council.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	19706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office meets regularly with local councils throughout the year on a number of different matters. A central record of all the meetings that are held is not maintained.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 19703 19704 question first answered 16/12/2015 17:47:33 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

437373

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Wigan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visits her Department has made to Wigan in 2015 to date.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	19704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office meets regularly with local councils throughout the year on a number of different matters. A central record of all the meetings that are held is not maintained.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 19703 19706 question first answered 16/12/2015 17:47:33 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

437374

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts: Hotels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date her Department has instructed SERCO to no longer house asylum seekers in hotels.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	19705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The use of hotels is permitted under the terms of the COMPASS contract as a contingency accommodation when usual accommodation cannot meet demand. The Home Office is clear that this is only ever acceptable in an emergency and providers must move clients into suitable accommodation quickly. No instruction has been given to Serco to cease use of hotels, however we and the housing providers are pursuing all options to reduce hotel use and put in place alternative contingency options.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/12/2015 17:44:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

437376

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Wigan Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times her Department has met Wigan Council in 2015 to date.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	19703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office meets regularly with local councils throughout the year on a number of different matters. A central record of all the meetings that are held is not maintained.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 19704 19706 question first answered 16/12/2015 17:47:33 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

437186

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Government's immigration policies on the number of international students enrolling in UK universities.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	19663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>We have an excellent offer for international students who wish to study at our world-leading institutions and there remains no limit on the number who can do so. As a result, the UK remains the second most popular destination in the world for international higher education students, and our excellent universities continue to attract large volumes of overseas students.</p><p>Annual visa applications from international students to study at British universities are now 17 per cent higher than they were in 2010, with visa applications to our elite Russell Group universities up by 39 per cent since 2010.</p><p>The most recent figures produced by the Higher Education Statistics Agency also show a 6 per cent increase in the number of full-time non-EU new enrolments to UK higher education institutions between 2012/13 and 2013/14.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/12/2015 17:43:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

437187

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the implications of its decision to remove border staff at the ports of Stranraer and Cairnryan for UK security.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	19667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The ferry crossings between Stranraer, Cairnryan and Northern Ireland are domestic routes and are therefore not subject to immigration border controls.</p><p>Home Office Immigration Enforcement in Northern Ireland and Police Scotland work in close partnership to detect illegal migrants who are already in the UK and travelling on these ferries. Detections have increased year on year since the current partnership arrangement was introduced in 2011.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/12/2015 17:42:12 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

437195

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set up a dedicated correspondence team in her Department to liaise with applicants solicitors on the processing of asylum claims.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	19574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Asylum Operations has existing processes that ensure claimants and legal representatives have contact details should they wish to discuss case progression. In addition, all claimants and representatives are kept informed should an initial decision on their asylum claim be delayed, with this correspondence outlining the reason for delay and providing an approximate timescale as to when a decision can be expected.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/12/2015 17:26:23 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

437200

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Yemen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how UK citizens living in the UK can apply for a visa for relatives living in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	19523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>UK citizens can submit visa applications on behalf of relatives living overseas via the following website - www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/home/welcome.</p><p>The applicant would then need to travel to their nearest Visa Application Centre (VAC) to verify the information provided and progress their application to the next stage.</p><p>There are no VACs in Yemen; guidance for applying for a UK visa from Yemen can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/yemen-apply-for-a-uk-visa/apply-for-a-uk-visa-in-yemen</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/12/2015 17:27:18 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

437209

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration detainees were held in each prison establishment in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	19539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not routinely collected and could be provided only by examining individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/12/2015 17:35:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

436812

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Married People
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 7 December 2015 to Question 17661, if she will recompense spousal visa applicants using the premium service but not receiving a determination on the day of application; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	19475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>All applicants who choose to use the premium service are offered a refund of the premium service fee if their applications cannot be determined due to unforeseen operational reasons on the day. However, if applicants do not arrive with the correct documentation and further checks are required that cannot be concluded on the day, then no recompense will be offered for the decision not being concluded on the day of the appointment.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/12/2015 17:06:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms