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1314510

registered interest
date	13/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Myanmar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of whether the Tatmadaw should be declared a terrorist organisation.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	1085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not comment on intelligence matters, including whether an organisation is or is not under consideration for proscription.</p><p>The Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under review.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/05/2021 15:27:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1314515

registered interest
date	13/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
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 she has made of the efficiency of her Department's delivery partners in delivering Biometric Residency Permits.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	1147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) are delivered by FedEx, which took over the delivery contract from DX in February 2020, with the key performance indicator being to attempt to deliver 99% of BRPs within 48 hours of collection from the production facility.</p><p>FedEx took over the delivery contract from DX in February 2020, after a bedding in period formal reporting started in July 2020. Between 1 July 2020 and 31 March 2021 FedEx attempted to deliver 99.2% of BRPs within 48 hours. Of the deliveries attempted, 90.4% were successful.</p><p>We are working with FedEx to improve the number of BRPs successfully delivered by improving Management Information reporting, incident/investigation reporting and reconciliation, and customer service functions.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/05/2021 12:14:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1314579

registered interest
date	13/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: 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 EU citizens are able to enter the UK for a job interview without already possessing a UK work permit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>A person may come to the UK under the visitor route for a job interview. However, if successful they must leave the UK and obtain an entry clearance under a route which grants the right to work in the UK before starting the role.</p><p>During the current global pandemic any travel to the UK must also be in accordance with the prevailing health regulations at the time of travel.</p><p>Irish Citizens do not need to seek entry clearance in order to seek or start work in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/05/2021 12:20:21 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1314580

registered interest
date	13/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to negotiate a replacement scheme for the Turkish Businessperson Visa.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	1153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>Our new points-based system prioritises what a person has to offer the UK, rather than their nationality. It provides Turkish nationals the same opportunities to live and work in the UK as nationals of any other country, including those seeking to establish themselves in business in the UK.</p><p>The Government is not seeking to introduce any country-specific elements to these arrangements at this stage.</p><p>The entry of Turkish nationals for the purposes of trade and investment may be considered in the context of any future trade negotiations between the UK and Turkey, but no such negotiations have yet commenced.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/05/2021 12:36:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1314620

registered interest
date	13/05/2021
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, what proportion of spouse visa applications were processed within her Department's service standard of 8 weeks in Quarter 1 of 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>This information requested is routinely published as part of UKVI Transparency data.</p><p>The current data is available for Quarter 4 of 2020 and can be found in the attached link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-february-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-february-2021</a></p><p>Data for Q1 2021 will be published in the next transparency data release.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/05/2021 12:26:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1313786

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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 end of the furlough scheme on people with leave to remain but no recourse to public funds; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-employed Income Support Scheme have been extended to the end of September 2021 to recognise some industries will return no earlier than 21 June.</p><p>Immigration status holders who do not return to work because they have lost their employment will need to check the conditions attached to their leave. Where their immigration status is linked to a particular job, they may need to find alternative employment or another basis of stay, and make a further application if they wish to remain in the UK.</p><p>People with leave under the Family and Human Rights routes can apply to have their NRPF condition lifted by making a ‘change of conditions’ application if they are destitute or at risk of destitution, or if the welfare of their child is at risk due to their low income. NRPF ‘change of conditions’ applications are prioritised and dealt with compassionately.</p><p>Data published in February 2021 for quarter 4 of 2020 shows the average time taken to make a decision on change of condition cases is 18 days. Of the decisions taken in the same period, 86% were granted. More information can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-protection-data-february-2021&amp;data=04%7C01%7CConor.McMahon%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C46f5bdcac9a54f4757a508d9192d2a1f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637568504024154439%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=nrmENbffDJoreXxGbE%2Bm8pVVXbB3SgPop6mBjh%2BIoe0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-february-2021</a>.</p><p>Other support available to people with an NRPF condition, such as contribution-based benefits, will continue to be available for those who meet the other eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/05/2021 16:39:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1313826

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
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 matching the £20 universal credit uplift for people seeking the asylum support allowance.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute are provided with furnished accommodation with utilities provided free of charge and a weekly cash allowance. The level of the allowance is reviewed each year to ensure it remains sufficient to meet their essential living needs (the legal test). Currently, the standard allowance is £39.63 per week for the asylum seeker and each of any dependants in their household. The allowance is reduced if the individual is accommodated in a full-board facility where food and other essential items are provided free.</p><p>There are no plans to provide an additional £20 or to link the level of the allowance with the level of Universal Credit. Those receiving Universal Credit generally incur expenses asylum seekers are not required to meet, including paying for utilities and travel and other expenses incurred in looking for work.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/05/2021 16:36:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1313832

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
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 (a) EEA Family Permit Applications and (b) EU Settlement Scheme family permits have not met her Department's service standards in the most recent period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>The published service standards for EEA and EUSS family permits states:</p><p><em>If you are applying for an EEA family permit or an EUSS family permit you will get a decision as soon as possible after proving your identity and provided your documents.</em></p><p>This can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk#if-you-want-to-join-family-in-the-uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk#if-you-want-to-join-family-in-the-uk</a></p><p>Therefore, there is no time-bound service standard attached to these routes.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=04%7C01%7CLouise.Duffy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbc9698fca61048ee275508d91600d347%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637565015057852346%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=lH5LnvrW4giBI6em7ocmy%2BEIGqsjicoQaO8Vx%2BFedco%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on EEA Family Permit and EU Settlement Scheme family permit applications and outcomes are published in table Vis_D01 and Vis_D02 of the entry clearance visa detailed data sets which can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/managed-migration-datasets" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/managed-migration-datasets</a></p><p>Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/05/2021 12:29:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1313882

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: 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 an employer conducting right-to-work checks after 30 June 2021 will be obliged to terminate the employment of an EU citizen where that EU citizen is unable to demonstrate proof of their status or proof that they have applied to the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>Where an EEA citizen has reasonable grounds for missing the EUSS application deadline, they will be given an opportunity to make a late application.</p><p>Any EEA citizen encountered by Immigration Enforcement after 30 June 2021, who may be eligible to apply to the EUSS, will be issued with a notice which provides a further 28 days for the individual to submit their application. Further information will be provided to employers shortly about what they should do if they have an employee who finds themself in this situation.</p><p>Each individual case will be considered on its own merits.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 773 question first answered 19/05/2021 11:52:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 473 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1313883

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: 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 an EU citizen care worker who fails to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme by 30 June 2021 will be prosecuted if they continue to work without status.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>Where an EEA citizen has reasonable grounds for missing the EUSS application deadline, they will be given an opportunity to make a late application.</p><p>Any EEA citizen encountered by Immigration Enforcement after 30 June 2021, who may be eligible to apply to the EUSS, will be issued with a notice which provides a further 28 days for the individual to submit their application. Further information will be provided to employers shortly about what they should do if they have an employee who finds themself in this situation.</p><p>Each individual case will be considered on its own merits.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 772 question first answered 19/05/2021 11:52:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 476 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald