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964425

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: British National (Overseas)
	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 economic merits of providing residency rights via express entry to British National Overseas participants of the youth mobility programme.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	169515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme enables nationals from participating countries to work and stay in the UK for up to two years. British Nationals (Overseas) are eligible to apply under these arrangements. The scheme is temporary and therefore does not lead to settlement.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 11:56:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

947319

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Generation: Scotland
	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 from the Windrush generation have been identified as living in (a) Scotland, (b) South Lanarkshire and (c) Lanark and Hamilton East constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	168098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The data requested is not available. Information relating to individual Windrush migrants is not recorded by constituency.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 15:49:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

964706

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications he has received for the compensation scheme for the Windrush generation.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	169758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Windrush Compensation Scheme is not yet in operation to receive applications.</p><p>The Government has committed to establishing a compensation scheme that is tailored to meet the needs of those affected. The Home Office published a consultation paper on 19 July seeking views on the design and operation of the scheme and this consultation period runs until 11 October. We will announce details of the final scheme and how to apply as soon as possible after the public consultation has ended.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 16:06:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

964195

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Turkey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2018 to Question 136142 on Visas: Turkey, if he will make it his policy to extend the transitional arrangements for Turkish business people who applied for settlement before 16 March 2018 to holders of a European Community Association Agreement visa for Turkish business persons that did not apply for settlement before that date, but who have been living in the UK for up to four years under the immigration rules in force since 1973.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	169278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>New Immigration Rules were announced on 15 June that enable Turkish business persons, workers and their family members who are in the UK under the European Communities Association Agreement (ECAA) to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR). The new rules which took effect from 6 July, mean that Turkish workers and business persons can now apply to settle in the UK after five years’ residence as an ECAA business person or ECAA worker (or in equivalent Points Based System routes, as long as the most recent period of leave was under the ECAA).</p><p>In the case of <em>Aydogdu, </em>the Upper Tribunal confirmed that the ECAA “standstill clause” under which 1973 Immigration Rules are applied to Turkish businesspersons did not apply to ILR in the UK, as ILR is not necessary to give effect to the UK’s obligations under the ECAA. The Government does not intend to extend transitional provisions to those Turkish business persons resident in the UK but who did not apply for settlement before 16 March 2018 because it is open to them either to apply for ILR under the new rules, or to extend their limited leave to remain as an ECAA business person free of charge.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 11:59:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

963985

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Key Performance Indicators his Department has put in place for the performance of commercial visa application centres in African countries.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	169468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The contract for providing Visa Application Centres in Africa was awarded to Teleperformance UK Ltd in 2014 initially for a five year period and extended recently for a further two years until 31 March 2021.</p><p>Seventeen critical and non-critical service levels are incorporated into the contract which provides provision of Visa Application Centres in Africa.</p><p>The service levels are intended to measure whether the supplier is meeting the levels of performance necessary to satisfy the Home Office’s business and regulatory requirements. The service levels are regularly reviewed between the supplier and the Home Office.</p><p>The contract awarded to Teleperformance for Visa Application Centres in Africa predates the launch of the current version of Contracts Finder though summary detail has been published for transparency purposes and can be found at</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/1394970/" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/1394970/</a></p><p>In complying with the Governments transparency agenda, the Home Office will be publishing a redacted version of the Teleperformance contract to Contracts Finder within the next 4 weeks. The detail of the service levels is contained within Schedule 7.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 12:41:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

964772

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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: Biometrics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the contract to provide the UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) Biometric Service will commence; where that service will be located; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	169281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The new service will commence in early November 2018. The majority of UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) customers in the UK will be able to complete their immigration application at new fixed service points across the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) or through temporary or mobile services. Sopra Steria will deliver this service on behalf of UKVI.</p><p>UKVI will also provide an in-house service for customers requiring more support and face to face interaction with Home Office staff. They will book appointments at one of the UKVI Service and Support Centres (SSC) across the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).</p><p>We will continue to offer the Post Office biometric service throughout the transition period.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 14:36:18 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

964709

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Counterfeit Manufacturing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the volume was of counterfeit tobacco seized in the UK in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	169761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Border Force takes its responsibility for protect the border very seriously and this includes preventing illicit goods from entering the UK.</p><p>Border Force seize tobacco at the border on the basis that it is illicit. At the point of the seizure, Border Force do not know if the tobacco is genuine or counterfeit and does not hold data, which can easily identify the volume of product that is counterfeit.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 12:02:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

964257

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Synthetic Cannabinoids
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received on the current classification level of synthetic cannabinoids.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	169839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We receive a range of representations on the current classification level of synthetic cannabinoids and we recognise how dangerous synthetic cannabinoids can be and the devastating impact that they can have on communities, families and the individuals taking them.</p><p>That is why we acted to control these substances as class B drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in 2016, to give the police the powers they need to take action, including making possession illegal and delivering longer sentences for dealers.</p><p>This followed recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs that their harms are commensurate with other class B drugs.</p><p>However, we will continue to monitor their impact.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/09/2018 14:52:50 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964702

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Motorways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many penalty charges have been issued for motorway middle lane offences in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	169754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The Home Office publishes data annually on the number of motoring offences dealt with via a fixed penalty notice (FPN) in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical publication.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes the number of FPNs issued by offence group and offences related to ‘middle lane hogging’ and ‘ignoring lane closures’ on the motorway come under the offence group ‘careless driving offences’. It is not possible to separately identify them in the data held by the Home Office.</p><p>The number of FPNs issued for ‘Careless driving offences’ can be found in table ‘FPN_02’ of the ‘Fixed penalty notices for motoring offences’ tables. This table shows data on a calendar year basis, with the collection beginning in 2001.</p><p>The latest data, up to the calendar year 2017, can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2017</a></p><p>The next release of the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical publication is due to be published on 25<sup>th</sup> October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 169755 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:03:37 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

964703

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Motorways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fines have been issued to drivers for ignoring closed lanes on smart motorways.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	169755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The Home Office publishes data annually on the number of motoring offences dealt with via a fixed penalty notice (FPN) in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical publication.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes the number of FPNs issued by offence group and offences related to ‘middle lane hogging’ and ‘ignoring lane closures’ on the motorway come under the offence group ‘careless driving offences’. It is not possible to separately identify them in the data held by the Home Office.</p><p>The number of FPNs issued for ‘Careless driving offences’ can be found in table ‘FPN_02’ of the ‘Fixed penalty notices for motoring offences’ tables. This table shows data on a calendar year basis, with the collection beginning in 2001.</p><p>The latest data, up to the calendar year 2017, can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2017</a></p><p>The next release of the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical publication is due to be published on 25<sup>th</sup> October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 169754 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:03:37 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan