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1486029

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her advice is to people wishing to leave Afghanistan who are family members of British nationals and likely to qualify for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, but who cannot afford to obtain a visa for a neighbouring country or to travel there.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	29855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the situation in Afghanistan is complex and presents significant challenges, including securing safe passage to another country.</p><p>The government is committed to working in step with the international community and continuing to do what can be done to support those still in Afghanistan who are eligible for resettlement to the UK to depart the country safely if they wish to do so. This includes coordinating with the countries neighbouring Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/07/2022 10:27:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 11548 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1473171

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants who had leave to remain in the UK renewed applied successfully for a Change of Conditions in the same quarter in each quarter since 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	24532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>Following previous questions and the commitment given to UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), Change of Conditions information is now part of the transparency data which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-protection-data-q1-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-protection-data-q1-2022</a></p><p>The relevant data is in tab CoC_01.</p><p>The department is committed to further explore data availability on No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). The published correspondence between the Home Office and UK Statistics Authority sets out our proposals for further work to investigate data on migrant poverty.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 24533 question first answered 29/06/2022 10:58:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1473172

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
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 had their leave to remain in the UK renewed and consequently no longer had the No Recourse to Public Funds condition applied to them in each quarter of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	24533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>Following previous questions and the commitment given to UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), Change of Conditions information is now part of the transparency data which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-protection-data-q1-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-protection-data-q1-2022</a></p><p>The relevant data is in tab CoC_01.</p><p>The department is committed to further explore data availability on No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). The published correspondence between the Home Office and UK Statistics Authority sets out our proposals for further work to investigate data on migrant poverty.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 24532 question first answered 29/06/2022 10:58:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1469663

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what protections for children are included in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	16816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Act is part of our New Plan for Immigration, delivering the most comprehensive reform of the asylum system in decades.</p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment was published on 16 September, as part of the then Nationality and Borders Bill, and this includes consideration of possible impacts on children. The Equality Impact Assessment can be found on the GOV.UK website; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>This was informed by a public consultation, the Government’s response for which is also published: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fnew-plan-for-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDavid.Kelly4%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf096ba9e48f247e3592808da4e016b65%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637908065240516222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VFG8y5F5pAjn5Ci19xJrosMjRh8uxqYM%2B27vrUn1aIE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-plan-for-immigration</a>.</p><p>Home Office guidance is regularly reviewed by respective policy teams and any such changes are made when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 16817 16818 question first answered 16/06/2022 16:27:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1469668

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
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 issue guidance on the protection of children under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	16817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Act is part of our New Plan for Immigration, delivering the most comprehensive reform of the asylum system in decades.</p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment was published on 16 September, as part of the then Nationality and Borders Bill, and this includes consideration of possible impacts on children. The Equality Impact Assessment can be found on the GOV.UK website; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>This was informed by a public consultation, the Government’s response for which is also published: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fnew-plan-for-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDavid.Kelly4%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf096ba9e48f247e3592808da4e016b65%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637908065240516222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VFG8y5F5pAjn5Ci19xJrosMjRh8uxqYM%2B27vrUn1aIE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-plan-for-immigration</a>.</p><p>Home Office guidance is regularly reviewed by respective policy teams and any such changes are made when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 16816 16818 question first answered 16/06/2022 16:27:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1469673

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions officials in her Department have had with organisations representing the interests of children in preparing the Nationality and Borders Act 2022; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	16818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Act is part of our New Plan for Immigration, delivering the most comprehensive reform of the asylum system in decades.</p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment was published on 16 September, as part of the then Nationality and Borders Bill, and this includes consideration of possible impacts on children. The Equality Impact Assessment can be found on the GOV.UK website; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>This was informed by a public consultation, the Government’s response for which is also published: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fnew-plan-for-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDavid.Kelly4%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf096ba9e48f247e3592808da4e016b65%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637908065240516222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VFG8y5F5pAjn5Ci19xJrosMjRh8uxqYM%2B27vrUn1aIE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-plan-for-immigration</a>.</p><p>Home Office guidance is regularly reviewed by respective policy teams and any such changes are made when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 16816 16817 question first answered 16/06/2022 16:27:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 6867 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1467189

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to allow applicants for the bereaved partner concession to make a fee waiver request; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	11538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to allow applicants for the bereaved partner concession to make a fee waiver request. However, we keep the Immigration Rules and guidance under review and make changes when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 16:30:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1464166

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Lessons Learned Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish a response to the recommendations made in the report by Wendy Williams entitled Windrush Lessons Learned Review: progress update, published on 31 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	4455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>In response to Recommendation 2 of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, Wendy Williams returned to the Department in September 2021 to review our progress in implementing the recommendations of that Review and the commitments we made in the Comprehensive Improvement Plan. Her Progress Update was published in March this year.</p><p>Wendy concludes there is no doubt the Department has risen to the challenge she set for us, and she acknowledges there are several areas where very good progress has been made. Wendy also rightly holds us to account where we have not made sufficient progress. We know there is more to do.</p><p>The progress update does not include new recommendations and we will continue to drive forward progress on Wendy’s original 30 recommendations. Having laid the foundations for radical change in the department and a total transformation of culture, we are committed to delivering long-lasting and meaningful improvements.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/05/2022 09:23:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2242 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1461813

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Finance
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 held valid leave to remain from which the No Recourse to Public Funds condition had been lifted at the most recent date for which data is available, irrespective of whether the person’s first recorded leave was in-country or out-of-country; and of those people how many (i) were main applicants, (ii) were dependants and (iii) held visas in each category.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Due to the cross cutting nature across the department, the cost would be disproportionate due to manual trawl required.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 580 question first answered 23/05/2022 13:18:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1461814

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
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 held valid leave to remain at the most recent date for which data is available, irrespective of whether the person’s first recorded leave was in-country or out-of-country; and of those people how many (i) were main applicants, (ii) were dependants and (iii) held visas in each category.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Due to the cross cutting nature across the department, the cost would be disproportionate due to manual trawl required.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 579 question first answered 23/05/2022 13:18:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms