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1696756

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ethnic Groups and Women
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 his Oral Statement of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, and the report by the Migration Observatory entitled Family fortunes: The UK’s new income requirement for partner visas, published on 1 February 2024, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the increased Minimum Income Requirement on (a) women and (b) people belonging to specific ethnicities.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	19084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Any discussions that take place between Cabinet Ministers are confidential.</p><p>A full regulatory Impact Assessment will be developed, and the Government will publish an Equality Impact Assessment on this change, and both will be published in due course. We will continue to monitor the policy throughout its implementation.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 19085 question first answered 25/03/2024 17:01:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1696757

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Equality
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 his Oral Statement of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase to the minimum income requirement on (a) equality of opportunity and (b) reducing negative disparities.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	19085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Any discussions that take place between Cabinet Ministers are confidential.</p><p>A full regulatory Impact Assessment will be developed, and the Government will publish an Equality Impact Assessment on this change, and both will be published in due course. We will continue to monitor the policy throughout its implementation.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 19084 question first answered 25/03/2024 17:01:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1693826

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason people on Ukraine visa schemes did not have visas automatically extended.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	17110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>Although given consideration, it is not feasible to extend Ukraine scheme visas automatically. Automatic extension would require Ukrainians to confirm their residence in the UK and their willingness to have a visa extended, and so the possible customer benefits, and savings in process time, would be limited. Without requiring a registration process there would be a risk of not being able to contact all the eligible individuals which could lead to some Ukrainians being left without legal status.</p><p>The Home Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have had numerous discussions with the Ukrainian community, and there is currently an extensive programme of stakeholder engagement in place.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 17111 question first answered 13/03/2024 17:54:53 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1693827

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has had discussions with the Ukrainian community on changes to Ukraine visa schemes.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	17111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>Although given consideration, it is not feasible to extend Ukraine scheme visas automatically. Automatic extension would require Ukrainians to confirm their residence in the UK and their willingness to have a visa extended, and so the possible customer benefits, and savings in process time, would be limited. Without requiring a registration process there would be a risk of not being able to contact all the eligible individuals which could lead to some Ukrainians being left without legal status.</p><p>The Home Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have had numerous discussions with the Ukrainian community, and there is currently an extensive programme of stakeholder engagement in place.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 17110 question first answered 13/03/2024 17:54:53 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1693828

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure timely processing of Ukraine Extension Scheme applications.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	17112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>Applications made under the Ukraine Extension Scheme are not subject to a Customer Service Standard and therefore are processed as soon as possible. The Ukraine Extension Scheme route will close in May 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/03/2024 17:54:39 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1689234

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Migration Advisory Committee will begin work on the Graduate visa review.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	14160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee have not yet been commissioned to review the Graduate route.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/02/2024 17:17:39 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1689235

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Married People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to announce the start date of the new minimum income threshold for spouse visas of £34,500.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	14161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>From 11 April 2024, we will raise the minimum income threshold for family visas to £29,000, that is the 25<sup>th</sup> percentile of earnings for jobs which are eligible for Skilled Worker visas. We will incrementally increase the threshold, moving to the 40<sup>th</sup> percentile (currently £34,500), and finally to the 50<sup>th</sup> percentile (currently £38,700, and the level at which the General Skilled Worker threshold is set) by early 2025. The dates of these changes will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We have reviewed the Reunite Families Report published on 18 December 2023. We will add the findings to our evidence base when formulating future reviews into family immigration policies, including the Minimum Income Requirement.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 14173 question first answered 26/02/2024 17:17:25 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1689247

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of Reunite Families UK's report entitled UK family migration rules: spouse / partner migration rules: an initial findings report examining the mental health impact of the rules on children and families, published on 18 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	14173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>From 11 April 2024, we will raise the minimum income threshold for family visas to £29,000, that is the 25<sup>th</sup> percentile of earnings for jobs which are eligible for Skilled Worker visas. We will incrementally increase the threshold, moving to the 40<sup>th</sup> percentile (currently £34,500), and finally to the 50<sup>th</sup> percentile (currently £38,700, and the level at which the General Skilled Worker threshold is set) by early 2025. The dates of these changes will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We have reviewed the Reunite Families Report published on 18 December 2023. We will add the findings to our evidence base when formulating future reviews into family immigration policies, including the Minimum Income Requirement.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 14161 question first answered 26/02/2024 17:17:25 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1687420

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of replacing the Shortage Occupation List with the Immigration Salary List on the number of asylum seekers who are eligible to work who are in employment.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	13049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to carry out a rapid review of the new Immigration Salary List (ISL) in time for its implementation in the Spring Immigration Rules. The MAC is due to report on 23 February, at which point the Government will consider its recommendations carefully. We will keep the list under regular review and the MAC will carry out a fuller review later in the year.</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of the ISL will not undermine our policy that asylum claims by an individual applying for permission to work must still be outstanding for 12 months or more and any resulting changes to the policy will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/02/2024 15:00:34 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1686837

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing an asylum right to work pilot on asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	12606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>Asylum seekers cannot work unless they have had their asylum claim outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those who apply and are granted permission to work after 12 months are restricted to applying for jobs on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL). This is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p>Our current policy approach on permission to work is longstanding and there are no plans to make changes, other than aligning it with the upcoming Immigration Salary List, which replaces the SOL. It is important that we distinguish between individuals who need protection and those seeking to work here who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. The Government has always been clear that asylum seekers do not need to make perilous journeys in order to seek employment in the UK.</p><p>Unrestricted access to employment could act as an incentive for more migrants to choose to come here illegally; leading to further dangerous journeys across the Channel and supporting the business model of evil people smugglers, rather than claim asylum in the first safe country they reach.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/02/2024 16:15:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock