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1725685

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Redundancy Pay
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 her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment in that period; and how much each Minister received.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	3041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p><em>The details of any ministerial severance payments can be found in our Annual Report &amp; Accounts</em>”., there were no severance payments made between December 2019 and 6<sup>th</sup> July 2022.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 09/09/2024 10:07:53 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1672957

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
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 improve the application process for student visas.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	900301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>During 2023, straightforward applications were delivered within published Service Standards.</p><p>My department introduced technology for a fully digital application process for EEA customers, and customers of any nationality applying in the UK using a UK residence permit.</p><p>We are continually making improvements to processes, working closely with the education sector to support students to apply early with the correct documentation.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/11/2023 16:07:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1623359

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many road users have been (a) stopped and (b) investigated for (i) breaking the legal noise limits and (ii) using illegal modified exhausts in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	182386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold all the information requested.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on fixed penalty notices issued and other outcomes for motoring offences, including noise offences.</p><p>These data are available as part of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-other-pace-powers-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2022" target="_blank">Police Powers and Procedures: Other Pace</a>’ bulletin.</p><p>This information can be found in table FPN_03 of the motoring offences <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1118166/fixed-penalty-notices-and-other-motoring-offences-statistics-police-powers-and-procedures-year-ending-31-december-2021.ods" target="_blank">data tables</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/05/2023 11:46:10 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1608337

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether international students with Tier 4 visas who wish to switch to a dependant's visa based on their spouse's Tier 2 skilled worker visa are permitted to (a) continue their studies, (b) maintain their student status and (c) retain their studentship, including that under Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	175617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>Skilled Worker dependants can study, subject to the ATAS requirement, and guidance on applying as a Skilled Worker dependant is here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-partner-and-children" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-partner-and-children</a></p><p> </p><p>A migrant cannot hold permission as a student and as a dependant at the same time. They will need to decide which type of permission is more suitable for them.</p><p> </p><p>A migrant’s visa status will not affect their status as a student with regard to financial sponsorship and bursaries. The continued eligibility for those depends on the terms and conditions of the specific schemes and is a matter for the student and scholarship/bursary provider to discuss between them.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 175619 question first answered 17/04/2023 17:04:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1608341

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to international students with Tier 4 visas who wish to switch from a student visa to a dependant visa based on their spouse's Tier 2 skilled worker visa.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	175619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>Skilled Worker dependants can study, subject to the ATAS requirement, and guidance on applying as a Skilled Worker dependant is here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-partner-and-children" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-partner-and-children</a></p><p> </p><p>A migrant cannot hold permission as a student and as a dependant at the same time. They will need to decide which type of permission is more suitable for them.</p><p> </p><p>A migrant’s visa status will not affect their status as a student with regard to financial sponsorship and bursaries. The continued eligibility for those depends on the terms and conditions of the specific schemes and is a matter for the student and scholarship/bursary provider to discuss between them.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 175617 question first answered 17/04/2023 17:04:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1585096

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much were fire and rescue service budgets in each year since 2015 broken down by (a) local authority, (b) region and (c) nation for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	141566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>Fire and Rescue is a devolved matter, and therefore the response to this PQ relates to England only. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is responsible for publishing the Final Local Government Finance Settlement. This is the annual determination of funding to local government (including fire), which is approved by the House of Commons. The settlement includes the Core Spending Power for each local authority. Separately, DLUHC on an annual basis publish local authority revenue expenditure data. The latest finance settlement and expenditure data can be found in the links below:</p><p>Final local government finance settlement: England, 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2021 to 2022 individual local authority data - outturn - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/02/2023 11:09:53 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1580619

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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, what the mean average UKVI Family Visa application processing time is.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	132420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>An applicant applying for a family visa at entry clearance should get a decision within 24 weeks.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk#join-family-in-the-uk" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>An applicant applying in the UK to extend a family visa (spouse or partner on a 5-year route to settlement) should get a decision within 8 weeks.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk#switch-to-or-extend-a-family-visa" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>An applicant applying in the UK for settlement should get a decision within 6 months.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk#applying-for-settlement" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Mean average processing times do not form part of any current transparency data for Spouse/Partner applications and are not published.</p><p>The transparency data does, however, include a range of processing data and the latest data can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-transparency-data%23uk-visas-and-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldFamily.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C68baeb4cb470480dc90608da47a2e699%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637901062213241689%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pD9T%2Bmx2%2FMyxOHRWsrOirYLvh1pmqYgqjTuQnf%2FAjH0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/01/2023 12:47:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1564775

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Domestic Abuse
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 (a) deported or (b) referred for deportation after reporting domestic violence or abuse in each of the past ten years.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	119064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes statistics on all types of removals from the UK. The latest statistics are available at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAndy.Fowler%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C9b2c291572ef44121d1e08daf2ed042c%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638089397027116420%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2Z4prKwdDkkd3sASzcDsX60a4PvaA17ZMsoXNFR8I7g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>We do not routinely record allegations of domestic abuse except in cases where a victim makes an application for leave to remain on that basis. We would only record the allegation if the information was volunteered to us and was relevant to the person’s immigration status. Where we are informed of such allegations, they are not recorded in a form which can easily be reported. To provide the data requested would require examination of individual case files which could only be done at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/01/2023 17:55:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1564631

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Lost Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports, by number rather than percentage, have been lost by the Passport Office in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	117785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The data held for secure delivery services does not break down losses by passports only.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number and percentages of passports and supporting documents confirmed as lost in the possession of providers of secure delivery services for each year from 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Overseas </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Passports Issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Documents Lost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Documents Lost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Passports Issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Documents Lost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Documents Lost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>6,266,487</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>0.007%</p></td><td><p>414,812</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>0.02%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>6,152,384</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>0.003%</p></td><td><p>555,116</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>0.02%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>3,354,672</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>0.003%</p></td><td><p>593,388</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>0.01%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p>4,391,043</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>0.011%</p></td><td><p>432,441</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>0.04%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p>6,574,835</p></td><td><p>487**</p></td><td><p>0.007%</p></td><td><p>381,424</p></td><td><p>125***</p></td><td><p>0.03%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The data held does not distinguish between items confirmed as ‘lost’, and those that declared as ‘stolen’.</p><p>** Data currently held from 1 January to 30 September.</p><p>*** Data currently held from 1 January to 31 October.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/01/2023 17:05:06 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1549589

registered interest
date	07/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres: Standards
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 adequacy of conditions in immigration detention centres in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	105450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The safety and welfare of all those in our care is of the utmost importance and we accept nothing but the highest standards from those companies employed to provide detention and escorting services on our behalf.</p><p>Individuals detained in the immigration detention estate must be treated in accordance with the Detention Centre Rules 2001, the operating standards for IRCs and Detention Services Orders. Service providers for IRCs are contractually required to comply with all relevant UK legislation.</p><p>Immigration removal centres (IRC) suppliers are required to provide a safe and secure environment for detained individuals in their care and the conditions and facilities at all immigration detention facilities are kept under regular review.</p><p>IRCs are subject to statutory oversight by His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons and by Independent Monitoring Boards who are both members of the National Preventative Mechanism comprising a group of independent bodies which monitor the treatment of and conditions for detained individuals. This contributes to the UK’s response to its international obligations under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT).</p><p>The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) visited the UK from 25 to 28 November 2022 and met the Minister for Immigration and senior officials. Their report is scheduled to be published in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 105451 question first answered 09/01/2023 09:28:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse