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1310125

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Airguns and Crossbows: Sales and Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made on restricting the sale and storage of (a) crossbows and (b) air guns.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>We published the outcome of our earlier air weapons review along with proposals for new controls in England and Wales, as part of the firearms safety consultation which ran from 24 November 2020 to 16 February 2021. We received over 12,000 responses to the consultation and we will consider these carefully before publishing the Government response.</p><p> </p><p>There are existing controls on both air weapons and crossbows. Retailers are banned from selling crossbows to persons under 18 and legislation is in place to deal with those who use crossbows as a weapon. We keep the legislation on bladed articles and offensive weapons, including crossbows, under review.</p><p> </p><p>It is already an offence to sell or let on hire air weapons or their ammunition to those under 18 years of age, or for a person under the age of 18 years to purchase or hire an air weapon or ammunition. In relation to storage, the firearms safety consultation proposed strengthening the offence of failing to take ‘reasonable precautions’ so that whenever under-18s are on the premises, this must include locking an air weapon out of sight when not in use and storing the ammunition separately.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 21/04/2021 14:46:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1309819

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
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, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of outstanding settled status applications ahead of the application deadline; and what steps she is taking to ensure that people with applications outstanding at that date (a) are protected from discrimination in (i) seeking work, (ii) renting accommodation and (iii) providing services and (b) retain full access to public services.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	182056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring our operational teams have the resources they need to run an efficient and effective system, and we actively monitor workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand. We currently have 1,500 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) European Casework staff in post.</p><p>In line with the Withdrawal Agreement, the rights of someone who has made a valid application to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) before the deadline of 30 June 2021 will be protected while the outcome of the application is pending. This includes any appeal against a decision to refuse status.</p><p>Someone who applies by 30 June 2021 and has not yet been granted status under the EUSS can continue to live their life in the UK as now, until their application is finally determined.</p><p>Employers and landlords should provide individuals with every opportunity to demonstrate their right to work and rent and should not discriminate on the basis of race or any of the other protected characteristics.</p><p>Legislation provides for a Code of Practice on avoiding unlawful discrimination at:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checkscode-of-practice-on-avoiding-discrimination" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checkscode-of-practice-on-avoiding-discrimination</a></li><li> </li><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-rent-landlords-code-of-practice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-rent-landlords-code-of-practice</a></li></ul><p>From 1 July, individuals who have made an in time application and are awaiting a decision on their application, will be able to utilise their Certificate of Application as proof of their right to work or rent when verified by Home Office status checking services.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/04/2021 15:59:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1309860

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing Syrian refugees who have been stripped of their residency permits in the EU with residency in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	182101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>We do not currently have plans to make any such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/04/2021 10:01:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1309399

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reducing the cost of visas for foreign national spouses of UK national NHS workers who have worked for the NHS during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	181337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The government is hugely grateful for the vital contributions made by NHS staff during the pandemic and have brought in a range of unprecedented measures to ensure the sector is supported fully.</p><p>This has included the introduction of a Health and Care Visa, which provides fast track entry, reduced fees and dedicated support for professionals and their families, along with exemption from the Immigration Health Surcharge. Further free 12-month extensions were also announced last week for crucial frontline health workers and their dependents.</p><p>Fees, however, apply equally to all those settled in the UK who are seeking to sponsor family members to come to the UK. Relaxing these fees for the family members of NHS workers only, would undermine this principle.</p><p>Fees are set taking account of the charging powers provided by Section 68(9) of the Immigration Act 2014, which include the ability set fees based on: the cost of processing the application, the benefits and entitlements provided by a successful application and the wider cost of the Border, Immigration and Citizenship system. Full details of which can be reviewed via the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/68" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/68</a>.</p><p>The Home Office keeps fees for immigration and nationality applications under review and ensures they are within the parameters agreed with HM Treasury and Parliament<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/04/2021 16:00:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1309402

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to review the level of the fee charged for the registration of children as British citizens.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	181338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office has acknowledged the recent judgment and is reviewing the fee in line with its duties under Section 55. In the meantime, the fees set out in the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 continue to be charged.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 16:01:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1309430

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Government directly contacting care home operators to ensure those operators are aware of the need for vulnerable and isolated residents to apply to the EU Settled Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	181332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Home Office officials have undertaken a range of work to reach care home operators and vulnerable applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS).</p><p>The Home Office is also working closely with the Department for Health and Social Care, and the Ministry for Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government to ensure local authorities and care provider organisations are aware of the need to support those in care to submit applications. NHS employers, Scottish Social services and Wales Social care also sit on EUSS advisory groups which have been running since the Scheme launched in 2018.</p><p>A comprehensive three-year campaign has increased awareness of the need to apply to EUSS, targeting employers, including social care sector employers, and EEA and Swiss citizens themselves.</p><p>The Home Office has also provided up to £17million in grant funding to a grant funded network of 72 organisations provide bespoke support to vulnerable and hard to reach EU citizens and their family members eligible to apply to EUSS. Grant funded organisations include the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), and the Institute Organization for Migration (IOM) who work closely with local authorities. Earlier this year, the Home Office announced a further £4.5 million of funding to the 72 organisations to continue the support services well beyond the 30 June 2021 deadline.</p><p>As of 31 March 2021, 5.3 million applications had been received to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), and 4.98 million applications have been concluded, delivering on the government’s promise to secure the rights of millions of Europeans in UK law for years to come.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 16:08:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1309431

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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, what steps the Government plans to take in the event that an individual who is required to apply for EU Settled Status is unable to do so before the 30 June 2021 deadline.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	181333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>In line with the Citizens’ Rights Agreements, the Government has made clear where a person eligible for status under the EU Settlement Scheme has reasonable grounds for missing the 30 June 2021 deadline for applications by those resident in the UK by the end of the transition period, they will be given a further opportunity to apply.</p><p> </p><p>Non-exhaustive guidance on what constitutes reasonable grounds for missing the deadline can be found at pages 26 to 44 of the main caseworker guidance for the scheme, which is available here:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-caseworker-guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance will underpin a flexible and pragmatic approach to considering late applications under the scheme, in light of the circumstances of each case.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 16:07:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1309432

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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, what assessment her Department has made of the need for paper applications to be made available for people with no access to online services or who are IT illiterate when applying for EU Settled Status.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	181334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Assistance for applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme is available via a network of 72 organisations across the UK, for which £22 million in grant funding has been made available by the Home Office, and via the Assisted Digital service, which can provide help over the telephone or in person in completing an application online.</p><p>Where a person needs to apply using a paper application form, this can be obtained from the EU Settlement Resolution Centre, which is open seven days a week to provide assistance over the telephone and by email.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 16:06:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1309434

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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, what steps she is taking to ensure that the processing time for EU Settled Scheme applications is five working days.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	181335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>We currently have 1,500 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) European Casework staff in post. We are committed to ensuring our operational teams have the resources they need to run an efficient and effective system, and we actively monitor workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim is to process all applications to the Scheme as quickly as possible. The majority of applications are concluded within 5 working days, but cases may take longer dependent on the circumstances of the case, for example if the applicant is facing an impending prosecution or has a criminal record.</p><p> </p><p>The following link lists the expected processing times for EU Settlement Scheme applications, based upon current performance:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 16:04:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1309555

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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: Correspondence
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 provide assistance in securing a response from the Director General of UK Visas and Immigration, to the letter dated 3 December 2020 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire, regarding an asylum claim, reference ZA54763.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	181211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management team responded on 16 April 2021</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 16:02:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper