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1249404

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the application process for visa extensions.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	908413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The global travel and health restrictions in the first lockdown impacted our application processes, especially the temporary closure of our biometric collection centres in the UK.</p><p>Subsequently, biometric capture services reopened in a phased and socially-distanced way and alongside this UKVI began reusing existing fingerprint biometrics for individuals where possible.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/11/2020 16:15:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1249405

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Greater Manchester Police's Integrated Operational Policing System.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	908415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned about the issue in Manchester and are keen for Greater Manchester Police to resume publishing and sharing crime data in full as soon as possible.</p><p>It is the responsibility of the Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham to hold the Chief Constable and force to account and he is democratically accountable to the public for this.</p><p>An initial HMICFRS report made recommendations which the force responded to. We await the findings of the latest HMICFRS inspections to assess GMP’s progress.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/11/2020 16:17:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1249406

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to (a) protect and (b) support victims of modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	908419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a world-leader in the fight against modern slavery.</p><p>We have lifted thousands of modern slavery victims out of situations of exploitation and supported them to rebuild their lives.</p><p>The 2020 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery, published last month, sets out actions taken in the UK to tackle modern slavery, including:</p><p>- Publishing the statutory guidance for the identification and support for victims;</p><p>- Introduced innovative methods of support during the pandemic;</p><p>- Published the world’s first government modern slavery statement covering the government’s supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/11/2020 16:20:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1249407

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ministers of Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with representatives of the Catholic Church on visas for religious workers.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	908420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of faith across our communities in the UK and we welcome members of religious institutions from around the world.</p><p>I met with representatives of the Catholic Church in July and confirmed that the existing dedicated arrangements for Ministers of Religion and Religious Workers will continue in the future immigration system.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/11/2020 16:23:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1249408

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mining: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent inquiry into the policing of the miners' strike in 1984-85.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	908433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>There are no plans to undertake an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent inquiry into the policing of the miners’ strike in 1984-85 in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/11/2020 16:27:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1248295

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2020 to Question 73764 on Visas: Turkey, when she plans to publish guidance for ECAA applicants who have been unable to return to the UK or renew their leave because of illness or travel restrictions due to covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	110767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ensuring people are not unfairly impacted in terms of their immigration status as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>Further guidance for European Communities Association Agreement (ECAA) applicants who have been unable to return to the UK or renew their leave because of illness or travel restrictions due to Covid-19 will be published shortly.</p><p>Under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, the UK’s commitments to Turkish nationals exercising rights under the ECAA will continue throughout the transition period. Turkish workers, business persons and their family members will be able to apply for entry clearance or extension of their stay in the UK until the end of 2020 under existing arrangements.</p><p>All applications, provided they were submitted before 11pm GMT on 31 December 2020, will be decided in accordance with the existing rules and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 110768 question first answered 09/11/2020 12:35:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1248296

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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 steps she is taking to ensure that ECAA entry clearance applications received prior to 31 December 2020 are processed in accordance with the rules in force prior to 31 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	110768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ensuring people are not unfairly impacted in terms of their immigration status as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>Further guidance for European Communities Association Agreement (ECAA) applicants who have been unable to return to the UK or renew their leave because of illness or travel restrictions due to Covid-19 will be published shortly.</p><p>Under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, the UK’s commitments to Turkish nationals exercising rights under the ECAA will continue throughout the transition period. Turkish workers, business persons and their family members will be able to apply for entry clearance or extension of their stay in the UK until the end of 2020 under existing arrangements.</p><p>All applications, provided they were submitted before 11pm GMT on 31 December 2020, will be decided in accordance with the existing rules and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 110767 question first answered 09/11/2020 12:35:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1248361

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deaths and Serious Incidents in Police Custody Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Government has made in implementing the recommendations of the Angolini Review of Deaths and Serious Incidents in Police Custody, published 30 October 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	110875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering meaningful and lasting change to prevent deaths in custody. Good progress has been made in addressing Dame Elish’s recommendations, although there is more to be done.</p><p>We have significantly restricted the use of police stations as places of safety, for those experiencing a mental health crisis. The National Police Chiefs' Council are driving progress on national training and assessing the health of detainees and the Government is making significant investment in mental health. The Home Office have created an annual statistical publication showing data on police use of force, broken down by ethnicity.</p><p>In February 2020, the Government implemented reforms to provide the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) with a power to investigate matters on its own initiative, without the need for a referral from the police. Legislative reforms to the IOPC’s corporate structure and governance, implemented in January 2018, have helped to improve the timeliness of IOPC investigations.</p><p>To support families, we have made inquests more sympathetic to their needs, undertaken a review of the provision of legal aid for inquests, and improved the information available immediately after a death in custody.</p><p>The Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody continues to oversee and drive progress on this work.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/11/2020 16:32:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1248378

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
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 establish English Language and Life in the UK test centres in Caithness, Sutherland, and Easter Ross constituency.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	110891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>There are no current plans to open either an English language test centre or a Life in the UK test centre in the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency.</p><p>A life in the UK test centre is planned to open in Inverness by 31 March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/11/2020 13:00:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1248459

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sports Competitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings she has had with governing bodies of sport on the granting of visas to self-employed professional athletes entering the UK after 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	110771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text Home Office officials are in regular contact with each of the recognised Sports Governing Bodies [SGB], including annually reviewing the bespoke criteria that applies to each sport. This process of review ensures we strike the right balance between enabling top level international athletes to come to the UK, whilst protecting opportunities for resident sportspeople, based on the expertise of the SGB. The Home Office approved SGBs are listed at Appendix M of the Immigration Rules: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-m-sports-governing-bodies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-m-sports-governing-bodies</a>.<p>Any sport seeking to employ migrant professional sportspeople must be listed within Appendix M of the Immigration Rules.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 110772 110773 question first answered 09/11/2020 12:40:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith