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1148767

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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, whether her Department checks the tax and benefit records of applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme who have been in the UK for less than five years and are applying for pre-settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Automated checks are run against any application for status under the EU Settlement Scheme where the applicant provides a National Insurance Number with their application.</p><p>If the applicant agrees with the result of the automated check, either for pre-settled or settled status, we will not ask them for any further evidence of UK residence. If the check confirms that the applicant is eligible for pre-settled status but the applicant feels that they are eligible for settled status instead they then given the option to provide further evidence confirming this.</p><p>Information on how the automated checks calculate periods of UK residence, as well as the tax and benefit records that are included in the automated checks, has been published on gov.uk and can be found here: <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-uk-tax-and-benefits-records-automated-check" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-uk-tax-and-benefits-records-automated-check</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 12:21:17 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1148816

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	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 ensure that people who are in receipt of support under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 are able to pay (a) travel costs that can only be paid in cash and (b) other travel costs in order to attend Home Office reporting centres.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The assistance available to people supported under section 4 of the 1999 Act consists of accommodation (with gas, electricity and water provided free) and provision of a debit card (the “Aspen Card”) which can be used to buy food and other essential items. The Aspen card cannot be used to withdraw cash, but it bears the visa logo and can be used at retail outlets that accept visa transactions.</p><p>If the supported person is required to report as a condition of their immigration bail their travel costs are also covered if they are accommodated more than 3 miles away from the reporting centre or in certain other circumstances, for example if they are unable to walk because of a disability.</p><p>In practical terms the travel costs are covered by issuing tickets or by uploading further funds on to the person’s Aspen card.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 12:43:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1149028

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Republic of Ireland
	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 ensure that all Irish citizens will retain full existing rights under the Government's proposed immigration bill.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Immigration Bill will protect the status of Irish citizens in the UK once free movement rights end. This means that Irish citizens will continue to be free to enter and remain in the UK without restriction unless they are subject to a deportation order, exclusion order or international travel ban.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 12:40:15 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1148973

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
	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 is taking to ensure that the Life in the UK citizenship test questions are intelligible and accessible to applicants of all backgrounds and age groups.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Life in the UK test is based on the Life in the UK handbook, “Life in the UK: a guide for new residents”. The test is administered by PSI on behalf of the Home Office. The questions were set with the assistance of linguistic experts and professional question writers.</p><p>The tests have a number of accessibility features which are available to all candidates. These include the ability to adjust settings and use audio. Additional tailored access arrangements can be provided by test centres.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 30/10/2019 17:34:51 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1148997

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend Family Immigration Rules for Dependent Relatives to include British Citizens intending to return to the UK with their dependent relative.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The family Immigration Rules set out the requirements to be met to allow any adult dependant relative of a British citizen to come to the UK. The applicant must be outside the UK and in most cases, the sponsor will be in the UK.</p><p>The adult dependant relative rules, together with the policy on exceptional circumstances, ensure that leave can be granted for those who demonstrate that, as a result of age, illness or disability, there is a level of long-term personal care required that can only be provided in the UK by their British relative who is here, or who is intending to return here with their dependant relative.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 30/10/2019 17:36:29 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1148949

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Uganda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance has been issued to staff in her Department who are dealing with applications for asylum in light of the recent decision by the Ugandan Government to reintroduce a bill that imposes the death penalty on homosexuals.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>All asylum and human rights claims from Ugandan nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations. Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw.</p><p>The Country Policy and Information Note on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, published in April 2019 and available on the Gov.uk website, points to the difficult environment for LGB persons in Uganda.</p><p>We continue to monitor the situation in light of the recent media reports and will provide an update if and when necessary.</p><p>Furthermore, decision makers have access to the latest available country information through an on-demand information request service to address particular issues raised in individual claims.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2019 12:17:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1148734

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Criminal Investigation: Video Recordings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of video recording all investigation stages not being standard practice on (a) charge and (b) conviction rates.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Codes E and F of the Policing and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 governs the conduct video and audio recording of interviews of non-terrorism suspects, in-cluding appropriate safeguards. All interviews of terrorist suspects in England and Wales must be audio and visual recorded. The use of video recording for other stages of the investigatory process is an operational matter for the police. Research has not been conducted on the impact of broader recording practices.</p><p>The College of Policing published research on the impact of body worn video on outcomes. <a href="https://whatworks.college.police.uk/Research/Documents/BWV_Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://whatworks.college.police.uk/Research/Documents/BWV_Report.pdf</a> This found that a significantly higher proportion of incidents attended by officers wearing a camera resulted in a charge rather than other criminal justice out-comes (e.g. cautions).</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/10/2019 14:58:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1148746

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Extradition: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) US citizens have been extradited to the UK for crimes committed in the US and (b) UK citizens have been extradited to the US for crimes committed in the UK since the implementation of the Extradition Act 2003.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Data relating to the location of alleged criminality in extradition requests is not recorded centrally and as such this information cannot be provided.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 22/10/2019 14:51:41 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1148824

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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 progress the Government has made on its review of the restrictions on asylum seekers' rights to work.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We fully recognise that this is an important and complex issue and as the Prime Minister has said, the Home Office is currently reviewing the matter. That work is ongoing and Parliament will be updated accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/10/2019 14:50:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1148766

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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, with reference to the EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics dated 22 August 2019, for what reasons settled status applications are classified as invalid.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The rules for the EU Settlement Scheme state that an application is valid where it has been made using the required application process, the required proof of identity and nationality has been provided, and the required biometrics have been provided. An application is recorded as invalid if it does not meet these criteria.</p><p>The user guide accompanying the EU Settlement Scheme statistics published on 22 August setting this out can be found here <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826757/euss-quarterly-statistics-user-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826757/euss-quarterly-statistics-user-guide.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2019 15:54:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield