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76844

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Warrington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport renewals for people in (a) Warrington Borough and (b) Warrington North constituency were completed within three weeks of receipt in each year since 2009 and in 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	204790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office does not collect performance data at this level. <br>Performance is monitored at a national level as HMPO distributes work across <br>the UK estate to manage variation in local levels of passport demand. The cost <br>of identifying the information in the format requested would be <br>disproportionate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 13:58:22 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 9746 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

76848

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
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 it her policy that appropriate information about parents is included on children's passports and collected to reduce difficulties at border control for children whose surnames differ from their parents' surnames.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	204704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are no plans to use the passport to identify parental relationships as <br>this would change the fundamental purpose of the document which is for <br>travel. Guidance on children travelling to the UK, including children <br>travelling with a parent who may have a different family name to the child, can <br>be found at: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-travelling-to-the-uk</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 14:04:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 9740 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

76849

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will amend the official observations section of children's passports to allow a note when a holder's parent has a different surname to that of the child.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	204702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are no plans to use the passport to identify parental relationships as <br>this would change the fundamental purpose of the document which is for <br>travel. Guidance on children travelling to the UK, including children <br>travelling with a parent who may have a different family name to the child, can <br>be found at: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-travelling-to-the-uk</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 14:04:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 9739 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

66130

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Commonwealth Games 2014
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 has taken to ensure that people who visit Scotland to participate in or watch the Commonwealth Games in 2014 are not able to remain in the country illegally after the Games have finished.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	204199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The rigorous Accreditation Process applied to those participating in the <br>Commonwealth Games which contributed to the success of our Olympic Games in <br>2012 have also been central to our preparations for Glasgow 2014.<br><br>Comprehensive records checks on all Commonwealth Games participants and Games <br>Family Members are conducted before they are cleared to enter the UK. We have <br>also introduced arrangements to confirm that people given Commonwealth Games <br>clearance have left the UK within their permitted time limits.<br><br>People who visit Scotland to watch the Commonwealth Games are treated as <br>visitors to the United Kingdom and as such the normal Immigration Rules apply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:31:38 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 9282 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

66131

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	London Marathon
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 people who have entered the UK in each of the last five years to participate in the London marathons and who remain in the country illegally; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	204205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No estimate has been made of the number of individuals who entered the UK <br>specifically to compete in the London marathon and have overstayed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:32:35 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 9284 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

66132

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Paralympic Games 2012
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 people who came to the UK to participate in the 2012 Paralympic Games who remain in the country illegally; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	204201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No estimate was made of those who overstayed in the UK after entering to <br>compete in the Paralympic Games.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:32:07 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 9283 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

65895

registered interest
date	04/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the Exchequer has been of the asylum and immigration system once fee income has been deducted in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	204069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer given on 30 June 2014 , Official <br>Report, column 375W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:35:41 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 9056 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

65732

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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, what recent estimate she has made of (a) the number of immigrants in the UK without legitimate immigration status and (b) the three most common countries from which such people originate.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	203931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Government estimates on the number of illegal migrants currently in the UK are <br>not available. Given the clandestine nature of illegal migrants, any <br>estimation is extremely difficult and there would be considerable uncertainty <br>around any estimates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:37:28 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8939 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

65346

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of customers using the Passport Check and Send Service had their passport application rejected due to (a) completing the application form incorrectly, (b) providing incorrect supporting documents and (c) providing the incorrect fee in the last period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	203606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to data obtained from Her Majesty's Passport Office in respect of <br>customers using the passport check and send service for the period April 2013 to March 2014:<br><br>(a) 0.36% had their applications rejected by Her Majesty's Passport Office due <br>to completing their application form incorrectly.<br>(b) 0.22% had their applications rejected due to providing incorrect supporting <br>documents.<br>(c) No customer using check and send services had their applications rejected <br>due to providing the incorrect fee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 13:57:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 8408 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

65513

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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, whether her Department makes reasonable adjustments to require the needs of individuals with learning difficulties who want to apply for citizenship but are unable to pass the Life in the UK test.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	203669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is discretion within the British Nationality Act 1981 to waive the <br>knowledge of language and life in the UK requirement for a naturalisation <br>application if, because of a person's age, physical or mental condition, it <br>would be unreasonable to expect them to meet it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:01:30 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8407 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn