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758232

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Southwark
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 classified as having no recourse to public funds in (a) Camberwell and Peckham constituency and (b) the London Borough of Southwark in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	9018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Statistics on specific constituencies are not published and cannot be obtained electronically.</p><p> </p><p>Published data relating to extensions of leave to remain is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 9022 question first answered 11/09/2017 13:56:57 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Baroness Harman

758233

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Southwark
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 with dependents have been classified as having no recourse to public funds in (a) Camberwell and Peckham constituency and (b) the London Borough of Southwark in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	9022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Statistics on specific constituencies are not published and cannot be obtained electronically.</p><p> </p><p>Published data relating to extensions of leave to remain is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 9018 question first answered 11/09/2017 13:56:57 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Baroness Harman

758238

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
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 British citizenship for people recognised as stateless the naturalisation or registration fee has been waived or reduced in the last five years; and of these how many were (a) for applicants under 18 years, (b) for applicants under 22 years at the time of application and applying under Paragraph 3, Schedule 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981 and (c) adult naturalisation applications under section 6 of the British Nationality Act 1981.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	9033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not report on or publish this data.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:55:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

758253

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Australia
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 visitors from Australia to use e-passport gates as a matter of routine; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	9100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Citizens of Australia who regularly travel to the UK or hold a UK visa already have the option of becoming a member of the Registered Traveller Service, the benefits of which include use of the ePassport gates.</p><p> </p><p>A complete overview of the service and the eligibility requirements can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/registered-traveller" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/registered-traveller</a>.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:59:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

758254

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: EU Nationals
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 non-UK seasonal workers from the EU that are required for the (a) agricultural, (b) construction and (c) hospitality industries after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
tabling member printed	Anna Soubry
uin	9095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to assess the impact of leaving the EU on both seasonal and non-seasonal employment. The MAC will report in September 2018 but may produce interim reports before then.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:59:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry

757736

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration has been given to decreasing delays in processing asylum support applications; and whether the Government has considered allowing people seeking sanctuary in the UK the right to work.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	8672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We monitor the time it takes to decide applications for asylum support closely and have brought down the processing times over the last year. If a destitute asylum seeker has an immediate need for support, for example because they are homeless, they can apply to be admitted to emergency accommodation. We aim to make decisions on these cases on the same day.</p><p>The Government has a longstanding policy of only granting asylum seekers permission to work in the UK if their asylum claim has been outstanding for at least 12 months through no fault of their own and only in jobs on the shortage occupation list. There are no plans to change this policy.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:16:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

757739

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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, how many people are currently awaiting decisions on visas to enter the UK; how many officials work on the decision-making process for those visas; and what the average waiting time for a decision is in such cases.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	8597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes information on visa processing times and the number of cases ‘in progress’ online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a> (listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas &amp; Immigration’).</p><p>UK Visas and Immigration operate flexible staffing resources and deploy staff in line with demands on the service. Data on staffing within UK Visas &amp; Immigration is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#staffing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#staffing-data</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:53:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

757741

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new staff her Department plans to employ to manage immigration to the UK after the UK leaves the EU; and how many staff she plans to redeploy from within her Department to work on registration and visa systems after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	8600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office constantly reviews its capabilities in order to deliver the Government’s agenda. With negotiations now underway, we continue to assess how our priorities will impact on the workforce and capabilities required. Operational units across the Home Office actively monitor workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand and will continue to do so throughout negotiations and as the UK leaves the EU. Any resultant changes to resource requirements will be factored into strategic planning.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:57:57 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

757759

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will consider the recommendations of the report by Christine Beddoe on separated and unaccompanied minors in Europe.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	8918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has noted the report by the Human Trafficking Foundation into the independent inquiry into the situation of separated and unaccompanied minors in parts of Europe and is considering its recommendations. We are already working on a number of the areas addressed in the report.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is working very closely with France and other EU Member States in respect of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. This includes ensuring the timely and efficient operation of the Dublin Regulation, to allow children with qualifying family in the UK to be transferred here for consideration of their asylum claim, where it is in the child’s best interests. We also remain fully committed to implementing section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016, and are working with Member State authorities and other partners to identify and transfer children to the UK quickly and safely. However, the primary responsibility for unaccompanied children lies with the authorities in the country in which children are present. The UK government does not have the authority to operate unauthorised on the territory of another sovereign state.</p><p>The Department for Education and Home Office continue to work together with local authorities and NGOs to ensure that vulnerable children are safe, and their welfare promoted once they arrive in the UK. A joint safeguarding strategy for unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children is due to be published in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:54:26 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

755868

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Acids
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 transactions involving substances listed in Part 3 of Schedule 1A to the Poisons Act 1972 which may be used both as an explosive precursor and as an offensive weapon.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	7517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Poisons Act 1972 requires a supplier to report any relevant transaction(s) that they deem to be suspicious that involve substances listed in Part 3 of Schedule 1A.</p><p>Our policy is based on the following key strands:</p><p>Effective partnerships with relevant trade associations, suppliers and online retailers to help them understand which products are within scope of the Act, what action they should take to ensure compliance. Working with them and providing guidance to ensure they are able to spot and report suspicious transactions in a timely fashion.</p><p>Effective law enforcement by providing guidance to police officers on identifying non-compliance, preventing attacks, searching potential perpetrators for harmful substances and responding to victims at the scene.</p><p>Identifying where less harmful alternatives are available which achieve the same legitimate use.</p><p>Ensuring legislation covering the use of substances listed in Part 3 of Schedule 1A to the Poisons Act 1972 including acid and other corrosives is fit for purpose, that it is understood and consistently applied.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/09/2017 16:02:31 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown