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1167616

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented 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 people have been arrested for immigration offences as part of Operation Nexus in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	8254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p><strong><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</em></strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 05/11/2019 17:05:57 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1167514

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Enforcement Directorate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the role is of the Command and Control Unit; and which government agencies have access to data through that unit.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	7744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Immigration Enforcement National Command and Control Unit (IE NCCU) is the IE 24/7 point of contact for all UK Police Forces. The unit is staffed by Immigration Officers who provide advice on the immigration status of individuals. When appropriate the team initiate immigration enforcement action, safeguard vulnerable individuals, refer cases to and signpost Police partners to other Home Office Teams. NCCU is also the central point of contact for IE critical incident coordination.</p><p>The following partners have varying levels of access/services through the NCCU:</p><ul><li>UK Police Forces</li><li>HM Revenue and Customs</li><li>Judiciary, including the Procurator Fiscal</li><li>Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships</li><li>National Crime Agency</li><li>Unseen (Modern Slavery Helpline)</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 04/11/2019 17:19:41 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1167515

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police National Computer: Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Police National Computer holds information on individuals' immigration statuses.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	7745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>PNC does not hold information on the immigration status of all individuals. However, PNC is used to record people that are wanted for immigration offences or have been deported.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/11/2019 17:31:27 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1156417

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons non-dependent family members of people with Tier 1 (exceptional talent) visas can only apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years, given that the main applicant can apply on an accelerated route after three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	5431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>A number of economic routes offer accelerated settlement for main applicants, including Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent), Tier 1 Investor and the Innovator route. However in all cases the qualifying period for non-EEA family members remains five years, regardless of the time it takes for the main applicant to settle.</p><p>The current policy is intended to ensure that our provisions are in line with the qualifying period for non-EEA family members of a British Citizen.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 01/11/2019 16:14:24 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1156118

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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, with reference to the Answer of 7 October to Question 290879 on Immigration: EU Nationals, what information her Department will provide to an organisation that an applicant has cited in their EU Settlement Scheme application.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	4998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Applicants are required to provide evidence to confirm their identity and residence in the UK, or alternatively provide evidence that an exception for the documentation required under the Scheme applies – for example, where an applicant’s age or illness are a barrier to the applicant travelling to their home country or embassy to obtain a new passport or birth certificate. Where the Home Office has doubts about the authenticity of the document supplied, then it may seek to verify the document or its contents with the organisation concerned.</p><p>The information provided in all circumstances is the information on the document or the document itself.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 17:20:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1156119

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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, with reference to the Answer of 7 October 2019 to Question 290879 on Immigration: EU Nationals, what processes she has in place to monitor the EU Settlement Scheme for abuse and misuse of personal data.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	4999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>We have a duty to safeguard and ensure the security of personal information. We do that by having systems and policies in place to limit access to information and prevent unauthorised disclosure. Staff who access personal information must have appropriate security clearance and a business need for accessing the information, and their activity is subject to audit and review.</p><p>Any personal data must be handled in line with the terms of the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 11:50:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1156121

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Questions (a) 161, (b) 162 and (c) 164 tabled on 14 October 2019 by the hon. Member for Sheffield Central.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	5000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Automated checks are run against any application for status under the EU Settlement Scheme where the applicant provides a National Insurance Number with their application.</p><p>If the applicant agrees with the result of the automated check, either for pre-settled or settled status, we will not ask them for any further evidence of UK residence. If the check confirms that the applicant is eligible for pre-settled status but the applicant feels that they are eligible for settled status instead they then given the option to provide further evidence confirming this.</p><p>Information on how the automated checks calculate periods of UK residence, as well as the tax and benefit records that are included in the automated checks, has been published on gov.uk and can be found here: <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-uk-tax-and-benefits-records-automated-check" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-uk-tax-and-benefits-records-automated-check</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 12:32:41 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1149350

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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, with reference to the EU Settlement Scheme Statistics dated 22 August 2019, for what reasons 88,900 outstanding applications have yet to be concluded.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>It usually takes around 5 working days for applications for status under the EU Settlement Scheme to be processed, but it can take longer.</p><p>An application may take longer to process if:</p><ul><li>UKVI need to request more information from the applicant.</li><li>The applicant is a minor and their application is not linked to an adult.</li><li>The applicant has submitted a paper application.</li><li>The applicant has a relevant criminal record.</li><li>The applicant is a non-EEA or non-Swiss citizen and is applying on the basis of a relationship that they have not relied on in a previous application to the Home Office.</li></ul><p>Any applications that have not been concluded remain under consideration. The EU Settlement Scheme monthly statistics show that up to 30 September 2019, only two applications have been refused.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 593 question first answered 21/10/2019 15:23:51 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1149351

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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, how much of the £3.75 million reserved for her Department's March 2019 marketing campaign for the EU settlement scheme was spent on (a) online and (b) offline advertising.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>In March 2019, Home Office launched a £3.75m UK wide marketing campaign encouraging EU citizens to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. The campaign ran on out of home media (billboards, stations, roadside), radio, catch up tv, online, and print. The cost breakdown is provided below.</p><ol><li>Radio and digital audio: £410,000</li><li>Catch up tv: £1,000,000</li><li>Online (digital and social): £410,000</li><li>Print: £180,000</li><li>Out of home £940,000</li></ol> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/10/2019 15:40:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1149354

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EEA Nationals
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 her Department's funding for voluntary and community sector organisations to support vulnerable and at-risk EEA citizens to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, what criteria her Department uses to determine whether applicants are (a) vulnerable and (b) at-risk.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>There is no one definition of vulnerability, and to define vulnerability as a particular set of characteristics or groups could risk us missing particular individuals.</p><p>However, following extensive consultation both internally within the Authority and across Other Government Departments (OGDs,), UKVI has set out the groups likely to be identified as vulnerable and who may therefore have additional needs to be met to enable them to apply for the Scheme. The following key groups are likely to be identified as vulnerable and therefore would have additional needs to be met in order to apply for the Scheme. These may include but are not limited to the following:</p><p>Some elderly people, disabled people and people with serious health conditions (e.g. physical or mental impairment, are socially excluded as a result of their circumstances);</p><p>Those who have experienced modern slavery and/or trafficking;</p><p>Those who have experienced domestic abuse (to include non-violent forms of abuse (emotional, psychological etc);</p><p>Those with no fixed abode (e.g. Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, rough sleepers); Vulnerable children.</p><p>Whilst many EU citizens may only fall under one of these categories, it is by no means an exhaustive list and it is likely that some will have multiple needs which will have to be met in a clear and accessible way.</p><p>The Home Office is in favour of implementing a mixed model approach, which can meet the needs of the diversity of vulnerable EU citizens, enabling a combination of offerings to give citizens the best chance of making their application. This user-needs approach is deployed by a range of other organisations who need to handle vulnerable citizens, including those in OGDs and private sector organisations, such as those providing financial services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2019 15:29:20 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield