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1656322

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many biometric residence permits have been delayed at (a) approval, (b) printing and (c) re-printing as a result of IT problems in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	195908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 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 06/09/2023 15:49:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1642131

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of introducing an appeals process for rejected visa applications made abroad.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	187930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to estimate the cost to the public purse on introducing appeals processes for refused visa applications.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/06/2023 16:31:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1642001

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
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, how many and what proportion of applications for UK visas have been rejected in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	187615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>Data on the number of applications that have been rejected is published as part of the Home Office Migration Transparency data. For 2019-2022, the information can be viewed here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q1-2023" target="_blank">Visas and citizenship data: Q1 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/06/2023 15:52:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1642003

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
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, how much was charged in fees for rejected visa applications in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	187616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information requested could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.</p><p>If a visa application is rejected by the Home Office as invalid, the visa fee paid will be refunded minus a £25 administrative charge, as specified in the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018. If the visa fee paid is £25 or less and the application is rejected as invalid, the whole of the visa fee will be retained by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/06/2023 15:54:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1639251

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Working Holidays and Youth Mobility Scheme
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 14 March 2023 to Question 158878 on Youth Mobility Scheme, when changes to the (a) Youth Mobility Scheme and (b) Working Holiday Maker programmes are expected to come in to effect.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	186030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK and Australia signed a side letter on mobility in December 2021 alongside the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), setting out commitments on their respective Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) and Working Holiday Maker (WHM) programmes. The UK and Australia will make changes to these schemes so that they are available to people aged 18 to 35 years inclusive and for a total stay of up to 2 years, with the option to extend for a further year. Australia will also remove the requirement for UK nationals on their programme to undertake specific types of work.</p><p>The arrangement states that the UK and Australia will implement these changes within two years of the FTA entering into force, which is set to take place on 31 May 2023.</p><p>We are currently working with the Australian Government on the next steps required to implement these commitments made to extend the provisions of the YMS and WHM and will publicise information, including implementation date, once jointly agreed.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/05/2023 12:43:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1601340

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme
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 plans to bring forward changes to the Youth Mobility Scheme criteria for Australian nationals to widen the ages eligible to apply.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	158878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK and Australia signed a side letter on mobility in December 2021 alongside the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement, setting out commitments on their respective Youth Mobility Scheme and Working Holiday Maker programmes.</p><p>The UK and Australia will make changes to these schemes so that they are available to people aged 18 to 35 years for a total stay of up to 3 years. Australia will also remove the requirement for UK nationals on their programme to undertake specific types of work.</p><p>Both sides agreed to implement these changes within two years of entry into force of the Free Trade Agreement and will jointly decide on a date for these commitments to come into effect.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/03/2023 16:47:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1600719

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
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
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 biometric residence permits which were printed in the weeks commencing (a) 30 January 2023 and (b) 6 February 2023, what the average time taken was (i) from an immigration decision being made to a production request being submitted, (ii) from a production request being submitted to the permit being printed and (iii) from the permit being printed to the permit being received by the applicant.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	156938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The waiting times for biometric residence permits (BRP) are dictated by the BRP production and delivery processes. Regarding the individual production time of each BRP from the time a decision is made, the information is not available publicly and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost<strong>.</strong></p><p>We aim to deliver a BRP within 7 working days of the immigration decision. BRPs are produced at the secure delivery facility (Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA)) within 48 hours of the production request being made and are collected by our secure delivery partner the same day. Our secure delivery partner aims to attempt to deliver the BRPs within 48 hours of receipt of the BRPs. This equates to a minimum of 5 working days from date of production request being made to delivery of the BRP. We have added an additional 2 working days to the timeline advised to applicants to allow us to resolve any production issues.</p><p>Since 1st April 2022, DVLA have produced all BRPs within 48 hours of the production request, with 97.7% being produced within 24 hours. Since 1st April 2022, our delivery partner attempted to deliver over 99% of BRPs within 48 hours, and delivered over 75% of BRPs successfully on first delivery attempt.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 07/03/2023 17:05:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1582334

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Departments, how many Afghan citizens have been resettled in the UK since August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	136513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The latest operational data, effective at Friday 4 November 2022, shows that, since August 2021, the UK has issued a grant of Leave to Remain to 12,296 individuals who are eligible for resettlement or relocation under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) or Afghan Relocation &amp; Assistance Policy (ARAP)</p><p>More information is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/02/2023 17:04:40 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1582072

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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, in the most recent year for which data is available, how many visas have been refused for applicants who have subsequently been approved for a visa.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	135239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold published data on the number of refused applications that have subsequently been approved a visa. The Home Office does publish data relating to those coming to the UK, extending their stay, gaining citizenship, applying for asylum which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2022" target="_blank">Immigration statistics, year ending September 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/02/2023 17:56:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1535753

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Correspondence
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 13 October 2022 to Question 62757 on Members: Correspondence, for what reason the percentage of hon. Members written correspondence completed within his Department's service standard timescales reduced from 61 per cent in Q4 2021 to 30 per cent in Q2 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	71018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department works to a target of responding to 95% of Hon. Member’s written correspondence within 20 working days.</p><p>Performance against target has been impacted by an unprecedented increase in MPs queries following the Afghan evacuation, Ukraine crisis and HM Passport Office application surge.</p><p>We now have an operational plan to fully recover our position and I will shortly be writing to all Members setting these plans in more detail including timescales for delivery.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 71019 question first answered 28/10/2022 11:13:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma