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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

65511

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	HM Passport Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the change was in number of (a) part-time and (b) full-time staff in passport offices between 1 May 2014 and 1 July 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>For the period requested, Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) has increased <br>their full-time complement by (a) 8.5 FTE (b) 33 FTE. Since the start of 2014, HMPO <br>has been putting in extra resources to deal with exceptional demand. As a result, over <br>650 staff have been deployed to frontline operations in HMPO.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/07/2014 14:36:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 8404 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

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

65517

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	HM Passport Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what performance indicators for the renewal of existing passports were met by each passport office administrative centre in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012, (v) 2013 and (vi) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	203716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) does not log performance data at this level. <br>Performance is monitored at a national level as HMPO distributes work <br>across the UK estate to manage variation in local levels of passport demand. <br>The cost of identyifing the information in the format requested would be disproportionate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/07/2014 14:35:41 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 8356 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

65520

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	Undocumented Migrants: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants have been sent back from the UK to their country of origin in each calendar year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	203741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the total number of persons removed or departed <br>voluntarily from the UK to their country of origin in each year since 2010. The <br>information provided is a subset of the total number of persons removed or <br>departed voluntarily from the UK as others may be removed or depart voluntarily <br>to a country that is different to their country of origin.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><strong>Number of persons removals or voluntary departured from the UK to their country of origin, 2010 to 2013 (1)(2)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td><strong>Total enforced removals</strong></td><td><strong>Total non-asylum refused entry at port and subsequently departed</strong></td><td><strong>Total voluntary departures</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Jan-Apr 2010</td><td>4,098</td><td>2,857</td><td>7,718</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>May - Dec 2010</td><td>8,691</td><td>5,139</td><td>14,049</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Total 2010</td><td><strong>12,789</strong></td><td><strong>7,996</strong></td><td><strong>21,767</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><strong>12,997</strong></td><td><strong>6,250</strong></td><td><strong>20,622</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012(P)</td><td><strong>13,096</strong></td><td><strong>5,760</strong></td><td><strong>22,272</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013(P)</td><td><strong>11,577</strong></td><td><strong>6,252</strong></td><td><strong>28,130</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(1) Destination as recorded on source database; all nationals returned to their country of origin.</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(2) Removals are recorded on the system as at the dates on which the data extracts were taken.</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">(P) Provisional figures.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the number of <br>persons removed or departed voluntarily from the UK within Immigration <br>Statistics. The data on removals and voluntary departures are readily available <br>in the latest release, Immigration Statistics: January – March 2014, from the <br>GOV.UK website: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-stati<br>stics-quarterly-release.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:00:31 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8381 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

65523

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	Asylum: Deportation
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 have been returned for the UK to the last safe country they left under the Dublin II Regulation in each calendar year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	203740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Dublin Regulation is helpful in ensuring that asylum seekers who <br>are the responsibility of another participating Member State can be transferred <br>from the UK to that member state. <br><br>The information requested is shown in the following table. To note, the data <br>provided is for the entirety of 2010, rather than from May 2010 onwards.<br><br>The figures quoted have been derived from management information and are <br>therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been <br>quality assured under National Statistics protocols.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People Transferred</p></td><td><p>1,162</p></td><td><p>954</p></td><td><p>756</p></td><td><p>757</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:47:23 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8384 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

65025

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all her Department's special advisers have undergone developed vetting.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	203251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I can confirm that the Department's special advisers are security cleared to <br>the appropriate national security vetting level deemed necessary for the <br>requirements of the post.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:24:36 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8363 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

65030

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
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 in receipt of Section 95 support are (a) singe adults aged between 18 and 24, (b) single adults aged over 25, (c) couples, (d) single lone parents, (e) aged 16 or 17, (f) children under 16 and (g) children under five.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	203354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office data on Section 95 claimants is aligned to the specific payment <br>categories. The categories referred to in the question were changed in October <br>2009.<br><br>The Home Office data on Section 95 claimants is aligned to the specific payment <br>categories. The categories referred to in the question were changed in October <br>2009<br><br>[INSERT TABLE HERE]</p><p>NB 5,638 is the number of persons categorised as couples not the number of <br>couples (2,819)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 13:52:12 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name Table for PQ203354.xls title PQ203354 Table previous answer version 8354 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

65031

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long on average an asylum seeker stays on Section 95 support.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	203355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We do not hold data on the amount of time people stay on section 95 support in <br>a format that is compatible with National Statistics protocols.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:02:07 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8351 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

65033

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and 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 average annual salary of a UK Visas and Immigration asylum caseworker is; and how many asylum decisions such a caseworker makes on average in one year.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	203401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are two grades of Asylum caseworkers in UKVI, EO decision makers and HEO <br>senior decision makers. <br>The pay scales for these caseworkers are:<br><br>EO National - £22,770 - £26,209<br>EO London - £26,242 - £30,181<br>HEO National - £27150 - 32460<br>HEO London - £30,388 - £36,922<br>We are unable to provide average salary data for UKVI caseworkers. <br>This year we expect to employ an average of 409 caseworkers. Caseworkers are <br>expected to conduct interviews, deal with decisions and take detained fast <br>track appeals. They are expected to work on 225 of these in various <br>combinations in a year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 13:21:58 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8349 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce