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835959

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to (a) process the DBS application and either scan or return to the applicant for amendments, (b) search the Police National Computer, (c) search the Children's Barred List where appropriate, (d) search the Adults' Barred List where appropriate, (e) search the records held by local police where appropriate and (f) print the DBS certificate and return all necessary documentation to the applicant (i) nationally, (ii) in London and (iii) in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the average number of days taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to scan an application, search the Police National Computer, search the records held by local police where appropriate and to print the DBS certificate for applications nationally.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>a) Time to Scan the Application (days)</p></td><td><p>b)Time to Search PNC (days)</p></td><td><p>e) Time to Search Local Police Records (days)</p></td><td><p>f) Time to Print Certificate (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-16 to 31-Mar-17</p></td><td><p>0.54</p></td><td><p>2.42</p></td><td><p>9.72</p></td><td><p>1.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-17 to 31-Dec-17</p></td><td><p>0.73</p></td><td><p>3.32</p></td><td><p>5.11</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the average number of days taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to scan an application, search the Police National Computer, search the records held by local police where appropriate and to print the DBS certificate for applications with a London postcode.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>a) Time to Scan the Application (days)</p></td><td><p>b)Time to Search PNC (days)</p></td><td><p>e) Time to Search Local Police Records (days)</p></td><td><p>f) Print Certificate (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-16 to 31-Mar-17</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>2.37</p></td><td><p>23.88</p></td><td><p>1.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-17 to 31-Dec-17</p></td><td><p>0.61</p></td><td><p>3.09</p></td><td><p>5.49</p></td><td><p>1.53</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 3 shows the average number of days taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to scan an application, search the Police National Computer, search the records held by local police where appropriate and to print the DBS certificate for applications within the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>a) Time to Scan the Application (days)</p></td><td><p>b)Time to Search PNC (Days)</p></td><td><p>e) Time to Search Local Police Records (days)</p></td><td><p>f) Print Certificate (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-16 to 31-Mar-17</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>2.27</p></td><td><p>20.46</p></td><td><p>1.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-17 to 31-Dec-17</p></td><td><p>0.62</p></td><td><p>2.95</p></td><td><p>4.44</p></td><td><p>1.51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures for the average processing time for returning paper applications cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p>Checks of the Children’s barred list and the Adults’ barred list are carried out in parallel to the local police checks and data on the average time taken to conduct these checks cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2018 17:57:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

835960

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants granted leave to remain in the UK have had no recourse to public funds conditions imposed on them because of exceptional circumstances since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>No Recourse to Public Funds is the default condition for grants of leave to remain in most categories. It is not a condition that is normally imposed due to exceptional circumstances.</p><p>Data is not held in the requested format and to establish whether a migrant did not or did not have the no recourse to public funds condition imposed due to exceptional circumstances would require individual examination of records. This would incur disproportionate cost. <br>Total grants of leave to remain can be found in table ex_01_q in the Home Office’s Immigration Statistics July to September release, available for download at:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a><br> with the data tables at<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/02/2018 16:17:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

836028

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110954, when she plans to write to the hon. Member for Christchurch separately on the case of the application of Mr Morley for British citizenship.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	126383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The former Immigration Minister Brandon Lewis responded to Sir Christopher’s enquiry on 17 November 2017. A copy of this response was re-sent on 5 February.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/02/2018 16:31:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

836085

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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 estimate she has made of the number of (a) dependants, (b) spouses and (c) civil partners of non-UK EU nationals normally resident in the UK who are not in the UK on 31 March 2019 and who would be affected by the Prime Minister's proposed changes to EU citizen's rights in any transition period.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	126440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Dependent children and parents, spouses and civil partners of non-UK EU nationals who are normally resident in the UK but who are not present in the UK on 31 March 2019 are covered by the agreement on citizens’ rights reached with the EU last year, and documented in the Joint Report published on 8 December 2017. These groups of people are not affected by any negotiations concerning the rights of those arriving during the proposed implementation period.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/02/2018 16:18:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

834597

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to ensure that Russian-UK dual nationals who are unable to renew their passport due to their Russian maiden name being on their UK passport and also unable to return to Russia to update their name on their Russian passport and return without a valid UK passport can renew their passports and be exempt from the single identity on a passport rule.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	126045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Dual nationals changing their name on a foreign passport must follow the rules and regulations of that country and HM Passport Office is unable to assist in the change of name process. In the absence of a British passport a Certificate of Right of Abode can be affixed to a foreign passport confirming the holders right to enter the UK without immigration restriction which will enable them to leave and re-enter the UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/02/2018 16:22:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

834636

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Fees and Charges
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 planned passport fee increases on people without access to internet services.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	126084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>With over 90 per cent of adults in the UK having access to the internet, and third parties being permitted to apply on a person’s behalf, it has been assessed that the vast majority of people will face no obstacle to applying for their passport online.</p><p>However, Her Majesty’s Passport Office is developing further help for those who wish to apply online, which includes exploring options for making services available from the High Street and by working in conjunction with community support groups.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/02/2018 16:27:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

834648

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
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 29 January 2018 to Question 124424, on Refugees, what guidance has been issued to job centre staff on the new scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	126096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The scheme involves contacting the refugees at the point when they are granted their status to see if they wish to apply for benefits and require assistance to do so. If they say they do, an appointment at a local DWP office is arranged for them.</p><p>The scheme was first put in place in the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside region and extended to other regions of the UK after it was found that it ensured that the persons received a prompt appointment and consideration of their benefits applications could therefore begin.</p><p>The scheme is designed to ensure that the refugees receive the first payment of any benefit they are entitled to before their Home Office support ends. Further information about the scheme will be published in due course.</p><p>All frontline DWP staff have access to operational instructions that explain the support available to refugees. Staff in the areas where the refugees have been accommodated by the Home Office have received full information to make them aware of the scheme and the need to process the claims quickly.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 126097 question first answered 07/02/2018 16:25:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

834649

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
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 29 January 2018 to Question 124424, what the evidential basis was for the conclusion that the new scheme was tested successfully.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	126097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The scheme involves contacting the refugees at the point when they are granted their status to see if they wish to apply for benefits and require assistance to do so. If they say they do, an appointment at a local DWP office is arranged for them.</p><p>The scheme was first put in place in the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside region and extended to other regions of the UK after it was found that it ensured that the persons received a prompt appointment and consideration of their benefits applications could therefore begin.</p><p>The scheme is designed to ensure that the refugees receive the first payment of any benefit they are entitled to before their Home Office support ends. Further information about the scheme will be published in due course.</p><p>All frontline DWP staff have access to operational instructions that explain the support available to refugees. Staff in the areas where the refugees have been accommodated by the Home Office have received full information to make them aware of the scheme and the need to process the claims quickly.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 126096 question first answered 07/02/2018 16:25:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

834792

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: 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 asylum seekers who have claimed to be a victim of torture have been detained at immigration centres.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	126214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Specific information on the number of those who have claimed to be a victim of torture who have been detained at immigration centres is not currently published.</p><p>However, all officials making decisions on asylum claims receive a dedicated five-week foundation training programme which incorporates all relevant aspects of international and domestic law. Within this programme there are specific sections on torture and medical reports, and how they should be considered and analysed in asylum claims. Medical reports will be considered together with other written and oral evidence in determining an asylum claim to ensure alleged victims of torture have their claims assessed fairly and sensitively.</p><p>The Adults at Risk policy came into effect on 12 September 2016 and governs the detention suitability considerations of all cases where vulnerability in immigration detention may arise. The policy can be viewed in full in the following link;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/.../adults-at-risk-policy-guidance_v2_0.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/.../adults-at-risk-policy-guidance_v2_0.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/02/2018 16:23:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

834793

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to review its policy on detention for asylum seekers who have made an application on the grounds they were victims of torture.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	126215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering how it can address the Court’s findings in relation to the statutory guidance covering the adults at risk in immigration detention policy. This includes consideration of the definition of torture that should apply in the policy. The policy already covers asylum seekers who claim to have been the victim of torture and will continue to do so.</p><p>The Court did not find that the definition of torture currently in use in the policy was unlawful. It did, however, find that the definition used between September 2016 and December 2016 had been unlawful.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 126217 question first answered 07/02/2018 16:19:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson