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1487816

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
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, when her Department plans to respond to the email correspondence of 31 March and 25 April 2022 from the office of the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth regarding an asylum application.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	33801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 12 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/07/2022 08:53:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1488006

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Crimes of Violence
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 4 July 2022 to Question 27594 on Public Sector: Crimes of Violence, when the economic impact assessment for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 will be published.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	33778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The economic impact assessment for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/07/2022 11:28:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1487293

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
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 Answer of 8 March 2022 to Question 133959 on Slavery, when she plans to introduce financial penalties for organisations that fail to meet their statutory obligations with regards to section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	32601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The landmark transparency provisions contained in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 made the UK the first country in the world to require businesses with a turnover of £36m or more to report annually on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains.</p><p>To enhance the impact of transparency and accelerate action to prevent modern slavery, the Government committed to strengthening the reporting requirements contained in section 54 and introduce new measures including financial penalties for organisations that fail to meet their statutory obligation to publish modern slavery statements.</p><p>These measures require primary legislation and we intend to legislate in the forthcoming Modern Slavery Bill.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 14/07/2022 14:41:03 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

1487370

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre: Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many in-person visits were made by lawyers to people in Derwentside immigration removal centre (a) under the Detained Duty Advice Scheme and (b) in total since 1 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	32512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Between 1 July 2022 and 7 July 2022, there were no requests for in-person legal visits at Derwentside IRC and no in-person legal visits therefore took place.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd South answering member printed Simon Baynes question first answered 14/07/2022 14:34:53 answering member 4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1487053

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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, whether her Department has identified the cause of the technical glitch causing the loss of some visa applications made in mid-May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	31838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>No Ukraine Scheme Visa applications were ‘lost’ as a result of an IT incident in mid-May 2022, however, applications under the Homes for Ukraine scheme were affected within the Atlas casework system which caused them to be delayed.</p><p>The root cause was quickly identified and was fixed for all new applications from Friday 20<sup>th</sup> May – those applications affected then proceeded through to consideration by caseworkers.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/07/2022 10:29:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 11903 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1486029

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her advice is to people wishing to leave Afghanistan who are family members of British nationals and likely to qualify for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, but who cannot afford to obtain a visa for a neighbouring country or to travel there.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	29855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the situation in Afghanistan is complex and presents significant challenges, including securing safe passage to another country.</p><p>The government is committed to working in step with the international community and continuing to do what can be done to support those still in Afghanistan who are eligible for resettlement to the UK to depart the country safely if they wish to do so. This includes coordinating with the countries neighbouring Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/07/2022 10:27:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 11548 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1485306

registered interest
date	01/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Myanmar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to issue protected status visas for Myanmar nationals who are living in the UK and are not able to return to Myanmar due to the conflict in that country.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	28939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>People from Myanmar will be able to make an application to extend their stay in the UK where they are on a route which allows for extension, subject to continuing to meet the relevant criteria for the route and paying any associated fees.</p><p>The Home Office does not have plans to create a visa specifically for Myanmar nationals currently living in the UK.</p><p>Those whose leave is expiring and cannot be extended can, where they have a genuine and well-founded fear of persecution if returned to Myanmar, make a claim for asylum.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 28940 question first answered 14/07/2022 10:42:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 11917 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1485307

registered interest
date	01/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Myanmar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support is available for Myanmar nationals who are resident in the UK and whose visas are expiring and who are unable to return to Myanmar due to the ongoing conflict in that country.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	28940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>People from Myanmar will be able to make an application to extend their stay in the UK where they are on a route which allows for extension, subject to continuing to meet the relevant criteria for the route and paying any associated fees.</p><p>The Home Office does not have plans to create a visa specifically for Myanmar nationals currently living in the UK.</p><p>Those whose leave is expiring and cannot be extended can, where they have a genuine and well-founded fear of persecution if returned to Myanmar, make a claim for asylum.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 28939 question first answered 14/07/2022 10:42:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 11918 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1485324

registered interest
date	01/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to (a) recruit more staff, (b) offer more upgrade appointments, (c) increase the responsiveness of the helpline for hon. Members and (d) put in place other resources to mitigate delays in processing passport applications; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	28867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office has added 850 staff since April 2021, which has enabled more passport applications to be processed than ever before. Approximately three million applications were completed across March, April, and May, and an additional 350 staff will arrive this summer to add further resilience to this processing capacity.</p><p>If a customer has made a standard application and now needs their passport sooner than the published processing times of ten weeks, they should contact the Passport Adviceline (0300 222 0000) to discuss any available options. For those who have yet to apply and need their passport more quickly, appointments for urgent services are released on a daily basis, three weeks in advance. Work to increase appointment capacity has led to the recent opening of an eighth public counter.</p><p>In light of the difficulties caseworkers have had in making contact about constituents’ passport matters, members of HM Passport Office staff are now dedicated to support on the Home Office’s MP Enquiry Line. 25 members of non-frontline staff have been trained so far, with an average of 15 staff on the phones each day. HM Passport Office staff are also available at Portcullis House from Monday to Friday, to provide in-person surgeries for the most urgent enquiries.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/07/2022 10:35:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 11915 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1485325

registered interest
date	01/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: 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 staff in her Department have been (a) redeployed and (b) hired since March 2022 to alleviate delays in processing passport applications; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	28868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Since April 2021, Her Majesty’s Passport Office have added over 850 additional staff to help meet the current unprecedented demand for passports, with almost 400 of these staff brought in since March 2022. A further 350 staff will added during the summer.</p><p> </p><p>HM Passport Office’s makes use of its own flexible resources, with fully trained staff being deployed to operational roles as required. It also routinely uses flexible resource from HMRC to support with peaks in passport demand, with over 80 full-time equivalents from HMRC supporting passport services in May.</p><p> </p><p>This has helped to process applications in record numbers. Across March, April, and May, HM Passport Office completed the processing of approximately three million applications, with 98.5% of applications from the UK being completed within the published processing time of up to ten weeks.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/07/2022 10:34:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 11913 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas