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61397

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	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, how many applications for (a) new passports and (b) passport renewals there have been in the last year; and what the annual change in such figures has been.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	200217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>During the period between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014, Her Majesty's Passport Office <br />received <del class="ministerial">1,446,983</del> <ins class="ministerial">1,425,885</ins> first time passport applications and <del class="ministerial">4,528,751</del> <ins class="ministerial">4,461,343</ins> passport <br />renewal applications.<br /><br />This compares with 1,346,246 first time applications and 4,036,267 passport <br />renewal applications during the period between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/07/2014 14:03:02 question first ministerially corrected 02/09/2014 14:35:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 8681 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

58547

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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, how many passport (a) applications and (b) renewal applications were received by the Passport Office in each (i) month and (ii) year of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	199406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following table provides the requested information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2014 16:15:43 question first ministerially corrected 02/09/2014 15:04:09 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ-199406 Katy Clark table[1].doc title Applications for passports and renewals V2 previous answer version 6842 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ-199406 Katy Clark table.doc title Applications for passports and renewals
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

99901

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on collecting fees for visa applications in advance of the application being processed.
	tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
	tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
	uin	211067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Department policy is that a fee must be paid prior to the application receiving immigration consideration. An application will only go forward for immigration consideration if it is valid. <br><br>For an immigration application to be valid a number of requirements must be met. These include the payment of the application fee, unless the applicant satisfies the criteria for a fee exemption. Where an application is invalid and cannot be processed the application fee is returned to the applicant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/10/2014 14:55:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

46581

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on granting asylum to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people from Uganda.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	194821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All asylum and human rights claims are considered in accordance with our <br>obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention and the European Convention on <br>Human Rights. We recognise that, in general, lesbian, gay, bisexual, <br>transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons may be at risk of persecution and <br>warrant protection, and that this may have increased in particular for lesbian, <br>gay and bisexual (LGB) persons following the signing of the Anti-Homosexual <br>Act. However, each case needs to be considered on its individual facts. <br>In light of the Act, which specifically targets ‘homosexuality', we published <br>updated guidance covering lesbian, gay and bisexual claims on the Gov.uk <br>website on 10 April. <br>We are monitoring the situation and will publish updated guidance on LGBTI <br>persons once it is clear how the law is being applied in practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

46582

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Syrians have been brought to the UK under the Vulnerable Person Relocation Scheme to date.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	194822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The first group of Syrian refugees arrived in the UK on 25 March as part of the <br>Government's Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) Scheme. The next group of <br>refugees are expected to arrive this month, with further groups to follow on a <br>regular basis. Whilst there is no set quota we predict that the VPR scheme will support several hundred people over the next three years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

46590

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	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 implement travel bans against those who have been actively promoting the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	194820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has a non-statutory power to exclude from the UK any <br>foreign national whose presence is considered not conducive to the public good. <br>The power to exclude is broad but is normally used in circumstances involving <br>national security, ‘unacceptable behaviour' (extremism), international <br>relations and foreign policy and serious organised crime. <br><br>Where the Government identifies or is made aware of any individual who may have <br>crossed the threshold for exclusion, we will consider carefully the evidence in <br>the case before the Secretary of State decides whether or not to take action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62685

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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 estimate she has made of the number of passports that were issued for residents of (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	201271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office does not store information at constituency level <br>and the cost of extracting the information requested would be disproportionate. <br>Information on passport processing performance can be found in HMPO's annual <br>report and accounts, which can be accessed via the links below. <br><br>2009-2010:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118758<br>/annual-report-accounts-200910.pdf<br><br>2010-2011:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identity-and-passport-service-annual-<br>report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011<br><br>2011-2012:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118751<br>/ips-annual-report-2012.pdf<br><br>2012-2013:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210619<br>/IPS_annual_report_and_accounts_2012-13.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2014 15:30:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62687

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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 have been met by each passport office administrative centre in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	201273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office does not log performance data at office, regional <br>or home country level. Performance is monitored at a national level as Her <br>Majesty's Passport Office distributes work across the UK estate to manage <br>variation in local levels of passport demand. The cost of identifying the information<br>in the format requested would be disproportionate.<br><br>Information on the number of passports issued each year in the UK is set out in <br>Her Majesty's Passport Office's Annual Report and Accounts. I refer to the <br>Answer given to the hon. Member on 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 381W. <br><br>Her Majesty'sPassport Office have issued over 4 million passports in the year <br>2014 to date.</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 14:52:12 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62692

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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 estimate she has made of the average time period between application and issuing of passports for residents of (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	201268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office does not store information at constituency level <br>and the cost of extracting the information requested would be disproportionate. <br>Information on passport processing performance can be found in HMPO's annual <br>report and accounts, which can be accessed via the links below. <br><br>2009-2010:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118758<br>/annual-report-accounts-200910.pdf<br><br>2010-2011:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identity-and-passport-service-annual-<br>report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011<br><br>2011-2012:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118751<br>/ips-annual-report-2012.pdf<br><br>2012-2013:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210619<br>/IPS_annual_report_and_accounts_2012-13.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2014 15:33:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62693

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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, how many passport renewals for residents in (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK have been completed within a three week turnaround time from receipt in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	201269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) does not store information at constituency level and <br>the cost of extracting the information requested would be disproportionate. <br>Information on passport processing performance can be found in HMPO's annual <br>report and accounts, via the links below. <br><br>2009-2010:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118758<br>/annual-report-accounts-200910.pdf<br><br>2010-2011:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identity-and-passport-service-annual-<br>report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011<br><br>2011-2012:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118751<br>/ips-annual-report-2012.pdf<br><br>2012-2013:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210619<br>/IPS_annual_report_and_accounts_2012-13.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/07/2014 12:36:45 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash