Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1602523

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
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, with reference to the correspondence sent by her Department to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak on 28 February 2023, reference MPAM/0522035/23, what the technical issue mentioned in that correspondence was; what steps her Department plans to take to rectify that technical issue; and how many other applications have been affected by that technical issue as of 8 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	161217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The overwhelming majority of applications do not require any technical assistance. Where an application has encountered an IT issue, the Operational Caseworking teams are able to escalate immediately to the relevant IT Support team. Although there have previously been some delays to resolving issues, substantial progress has been made in strengthening processes and procedures in this area, not only to fix the immediate issue affecting an application case, but also to proactively address any root cause technical issues, and fix them as they are identified.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the case referred to in the correspondence sent under MPAM/0522035/23, work continues to resolve the IT issue affecting this case so it can be progressed and concluded.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/03/2023 15:26:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1587784

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Step-families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the legal immigration status of a British citizen's non-adopted step child who is under 18 and not a British citizen is.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	149392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2023 answer text <p>The entry to, and eventual settlement in, the United Kingdom of non-British family members of British citizens is governed by the family Immigration Rules. Individuals must apply in the appropriate capacity according to their circumstances and the reason they wish to come to or remain in the UK.</p><p>Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules provides routes for those wishing to apply to live with their spouse or partner, fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner, child, parent or relative who’ll provide long-term care for them. Part 8 of the Immigration Rules provides for a child to join a British or settled parent or relative in the UK where the child could not be adequately cared for by their other parent or relatives in their own country.</p><p>All information on immigration can be found under the Immigration Rules Appendix FM - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-fm-family-members" target="_blank">Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules Appendix FM: family members - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/03/2023 14:49:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1587790

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of relaxing the salary requirements for visa applicants.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	149393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>A key principle of the immigration system is that sponsors of Skilled Workers must be offering pay at least at the going rate before seeking to sponsor workers from overseas. The salary requirements of the Skilled Worker immigration route have been devised so that migrant workers are not used to undercut resident workers and to ensure migrant workers are not abused.</p><p>Our immigration should not be seen as an alternative for employers to avoid improving pay and conditions for its workforce or investing in technology.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/02/2023 13:21:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1586726

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people from Hong Kong on a British National (Overseas) visa are permitted to referee sport at an amateur level.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	146776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>Holders of a Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa can work in virtually any capacity in the UK, with the exception of being employed as a professional sportsperson or sports coach.</p><p>This Government does not restrict anyone taking part in recreational sport as an amateur. ‘Amateur’ is defined in the Immigration Rules as “a person who engages in a sport or creative activity solely for personal enjoyment and who is not seeking to derive a living from the activity.”</p><p>However, if an individual meets any of the indicators listed in the definition of ‘Professional Sportsperson’ in the Immigration Rules, they are classified as such, and if the restriction on work as a professional sportsperson is present in their visa conditions, they would therefore be breaching the terms of their visa.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/02/2023 12:42:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1564776

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of biometric residence permits that were issued with the incorrect type of permit conditions stated on the permit in 2022; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	118805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The information is not available publicly and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/01/2023 16:52:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1564551

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ukrainian refugees living in other European countries are able to take holidays in the UK to visit family and friends.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	117432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>Ukrainian refugees living in other European countries can visit the UK for holidays and to visit family, subject to applying for and receiving the necessary entry clearance. Visitors are assessed on the balance of probabilities against a set of suitability and eligibility rules based on credibility.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/01/2023 10:39:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1544430

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what restrictions apply to Iranian citizens applying for tourists' visas to visit the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	93443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>There is no current policy of restricting applications from Iranian citizens looking to visit the UK on a tourist visa.</p><p> </p><p>The rules applying to visitors can be found on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor</a> and apply to both Visa Nationals including citizens of Iran (who must apply for a visa in advance of travel) and Non-Visa Nationals (who seek leave to enter at the UK border).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/11/2022 17:38:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1537395

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Skilled Workers
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 19 October to Question 61719 on Migrant Workers: Skilled Workers, how many skilled worker visa applications submitted in the UK have surpassed the service standard time.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	74508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of skilled worker visas which have been processed outside target processing times in our Transparency data.</p><p>The Home Office Transparency data sets out how the department is performing against its service standard, which can be found on the GOV.UK webpage: Visas and Citizenship data: Q2 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 18:17:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 31872 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1521759

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria: Amikacin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Arikayce liposomal will be made available on the NHS for patients with non-tuberculosis mycobacteria; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	62681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>NHS England is concluding a prioritisation process which will determine whether Arikayce (nebulised amikacin) treatment for patients with non-tuberculous mycobacteria will be made available. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/10/2022 11:19:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 25039 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1006991

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September to Question 172413 on Public Houses: Non-domestic Rates, what evaluation has been made of the effect of increasing the duty on wine on (a) pubs and (b) the wine industry.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	191272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>When considering changes in alcohol duty rates, the Government models changes in consumption driven by those duty-changes, but it does not explicitly model other effects on pubs and the wine industry. The Treasury takes all issues into account when setting alcohol duty rates.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2018, we froze duty on beer, cider and spirits. Pubs, and other businesses, with a rateable value below £51,000 will also benefit from the business rates discount announced.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/11/2018 14:49:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe