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1241197

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when UKVI plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Warley of 10 August 2020 regarding Mrs Isik.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	100284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to the Rt Hon. Member’s correspondence.</p><p>A response was sent on 14 October.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/10/2020 09:24:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1241261

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Care Homes
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 include senior careworkers in the Shortage Occupation List.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	100311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published its report on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL) on 29 September.</p><p>This can be found here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-shortage-occupation-list-2020" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-shortage-occupation-list-2020</a>.</p><p>We are considering carefully its recommendations before commenting on whether specific occupations will be included in the SOL.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/10/2020 11:41:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1241283

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department is making decisions on visa applications for people required to undertake English language tests as part of their application process where language test centres are closed due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	100424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has implemented a number of measures for visa applicants, including for those who are unable to take an English language tests due to the impact of Covid-19.</p><p>Details of all published concessions are available at - <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents&amp;data=02%7C01%7CGuy.Brewer%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C61be545ffcd546c899a808d86b9b4e05%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637377667777087499&amp;sdata=RogiVZW8kL6kC57DaLU%2BRVJr3hUiGEKJEqceAlA8co0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents</a>.</p><p>Some specific concessions are in place on English language testing, for example, those applying to enter the UK or remain on the basis of family or private life can apply for an exemption if the test centre was closed or if they were unable to travel to a test centre due to Covid-19.</p><p>For students, Higher Education Providers (HEP) can self-assess the English ability of those studying at degree level or above and due to Covid-19, this provision has been temporarily extended to allow HEPs to self-assess the English ability of students undertaking pre-sessional courses.</p><p>The majority of Secure English Language Testing (SELT) centres have reopened in England and in a number of overseas locations outside of the UK, where local restrictions have eased.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/10/2020 16:08:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1241399

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Hong Kong
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 potential merits of expanding the T5 visa scheme for Hong Kong residents by making it renewable after 24 months until they are eligible for settled status after five years.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	100419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme with Hong Kong is a reciprocal agreement currently capped at 24 months. In line with similar agreements with other territories it is primarily a cultural exchange programme rather than a route to settlement and it only applies to those aged under 30.</p><p>Other immigration routes are available to Hong Kong residents which lead to settlement in the UK, plus we have already announced our intention to create a route to settlement for British National (Overseas) resident in Hong Kong and their dependents.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/10/2020 11:43:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1240928

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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 visa decisions were outstanding in the latest period for which figures are available; and what recent estimate she has made of the average waiting time for a decision on a visa.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	99626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Information on visas work in progress and processing times for visa applications are published as part of the Migration Transparency data, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2020 09:12:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1240265

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the waiting time is for an applicant to HM Passport Office to receive a passport.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	98947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>In the week ending 4 October 2020, the median average processing time for passport applications was six working days.</p><p>Please note the processing time does not include the time taken to deliver the passport to the customer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/10/2020 08:55:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1240353

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 26 August 2020 from the hon. Member for Harrow West which requested an urgent response regarding Mrs Patel ref: GT41801 application no: 4519819315.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	98863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the Hon. Member’s correspondence on 6 October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/10/2020 08:56:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1240468

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
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 effectiveness of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers pilot scheme; and when she plans to make an announcement on its future.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	98994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>We are working with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Work and Pensions to evaluate and consider the findings of the Pilot, including balancing measures to recruit in the UK Labour Market with any access to overseas labour.</p><p>We will publish further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/10/2020 16:27:40 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1240002

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide dependant family members of all migrant NHS workers Indefinite Leave to Remain during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	98797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>Migrants working in the NHS and wider health and care sector have made a huge contribution in tackling COVID-19 and the Government has taken un-precedented measures to ensure the sector is supported fully.</p><p>We are granting immediate indefinite leave to remain (ILR), free of any charges, to family members of migrant NHS, health and care workers who unfortunately lose their lives as a result of contracting COVID-19.</p><p>All other dependant family members of migrant NHS workers may be granted ILR if they meet the relevant eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/10/2020 09:36:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1240003

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Coronavirus
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 waive the NHS health surcharge for all migrant frontline workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	98798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has now exempted NHS and care workers from paying the Immigration Health Surcharge, and this is not just for the duration of the pandemic.</p><p>This is in recognition of the contribution they make to the NHS. The purpose of the surcharge is to benefit the NHS and support patient care, something NHS and care workers do directly through their work. However, it is fair to expect people arriving in the UK to work in non-health related roles to contribute to the comprehensive range of NHS services available to them from when they arrive in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/10/2020 09:37:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe