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1201834

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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 people have (a) applied for and (b) received compensation under the Windrush Compensation scheme; and how much has been paid out under that scheme to date.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	57242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>Information on the total number of applications, claims paid and the overall amount paid out by the scheme is available to view on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-data-may-2020.</p><p> </p><p>We are processing claims as quickly as possible, but all claims are different, and the time taken will depend on many factors, including the complexity of the case. We are committed to working with the claimant to ensure all possible information is taken into account and this will have an impact on the length of time it takes to process the claim. Wherever possible, we will make interim payments on parts of the claim that are straightforward to determine, such as immigration fees, thereby speeding up the provision of compensation.</p><p> </p><p>Our recently published statistics on the payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme, show a clear increasing trajectory of payments: £362,997 paid in the first 12 months of the scheme, of which £300,799 was paid in the most recent three months of that period.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 57243 question first answered 16/07/2020 08:46:15 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1201842

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the timescale for processing payments under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	57243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>Information on the total number of applications, claims paid and the overall amount paid out by the scheme is available to view on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-data-may-2020.</p><p> </p><p>We are processing claims as quickly as possible, but all claims are different, and the time taken will depend on many factors, including the complexity of the case. We are committed to working with the claimant to ensure all possible information is taken into account and this will have an impact on the length of time it takes to process the claim. Wherever possible, we will make interim payments on parts of the claim that are straightforward to determine, such as immigration fees, thereby speeding up the provision of compensation.</p><p> </p><p>Our recently published statistics on the payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme, show a clear increasing trajectory of payments: £362,997 paid in the first 12 months of the scheme, of which £300,799 was paid in the most recent three months of that period.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 57242 question first answered 16/07/2020 08:46:15 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1201955

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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 recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling people to take the Life in the UK test virtually during the covid-19 pandemic
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	57246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>During Covid 19 we have been working closely with all our providers to restart the provision of our services. The knowledge of Life in the UK (LitUK) service reopened on 1st June 2020 in England only. This service recommenced with processes to ensure social distancing and health and safety measures are in place. Consideration of opening test sites in the rest of the United Kingdom is pending decisions by the individual devolved authorities.</p><p> </p><p>We have previously considered remote testing and prior to the award of the recent contract. Remote testing was not considered appropriate as anti-fraud measures have to be maintained at all times to protect the integrity of the test.</p><p> </p><p>We may however consider remote testing in the future as and when suitable technology is available and we are confident the integrity of tests can be maintained.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2020 08:28:26 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1201957

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak and pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2020 to Question 47382, how long will applications for indefinite leave to remain in the UK be held to allow applicants to complete a life in the UK test, once testing resumes.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	57247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>Individuals can continue to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain and their application will be held until testing resumes, with their existing leave continuing until their application is decided.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/06/2020 15:10:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1201505

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Children
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 publish the instruction to caseworkers that was ordered to be published in paragraph 76(b) of the judgment of W&J v Secretary of State for the Home Department (CO/3036/2019).
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	55705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Updated guidance to caseworkers containing this instruction was published on 29 May in line with paragraph 76(b) of the judgment of W&amp;J v Secretary of State for the Home Department: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-life-as-a-partner-or-parent-private-life-and-exceptional-circumstance</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/06/2020 08:25:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1201538

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
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, what assessment her department has made of the effect of the No Recourse to Public Funds restrictions on (a) BAME communities and (b) other communities.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	55706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has published its policy equality statement on the impact of the No Recourse to Public Fund (NRPF) policy on migrants on the 10-year human rights route. It can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-change-of-conditions-of-leave-to-allow-access-to-public-funds-if-your-circumstances-change.</p><p>The NRPF policy, which is based on the principle that migrants coming to the UK are expected to maintain and support themselves and their families without posing a burden on the UK’s welfare system. NRPF conditions were introduced in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Access to benefits and other publicly funded services reflects the strength of a migrant’s connections to the UK and, in the main, only become available to migrants when they have become settled in the UK with indefinite leave to remain.</p><p>People on the 10-year human rights route can apply to have the condition lifted and other groups, such as refugees, are exempt from the condition.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 55707 55709 question first answered 10/06/2020 15:08:43 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1201539

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
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, what equality impact assessments her Department has undertaken on the effect of No Recourse to Public Funds’ restrictions in relation to (a) race and (b) other protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	55707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has published its policy equality statement on the impact of the No Recourse to Public Fund (NRPF) policy on migrants on the 10-year human rights route. It can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-change-of-conditions-of-leave-to-allow-access-to-public-funds-if-your-circumstances-change.</p><p>The NRPF policy, which is based on the principle that migrants coming to the UK are expected to maintain and support themselves and their families without posing a burden on the UK’s welfare system. NRPF conditions were introduced in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Access to benefits and other publicly funded services reflects the strength of a migrant’s connections to the UK and, in the main, only become available to migrants when they have become settled in the UK with indefinite leave to remain.</p><p>People on the 10-year human rights route can apply to have the condition lifted and other groups, such as refugees, are exempt from the condition.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 55706 55709 question first answered 10/06/2020 15:08:43 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1201542

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what equality impact assessments his Department has undertaken in relation to the effect of No Recourse to Public Funds restrictions on health outcomes by (a) race and (b) other protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	55709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has published its policy equality statement on the impact of the No Recourse to Public Fund (NRPF) policy on migrants on the 10-year human rights route. It can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-change-of-conditions-of-leave-to-allow-access-to-public-funds-if-your-circumstances-change.</p><p>The NRPF policy, which is based on the principle that migrants coming to the UK are expected to maintain and support themselves and their families without posing a burden on the UK’s welfare system. NRPF conditions were introduced in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Access to benefits and other publicly funded services reflects the strength of a migrant’s connections to the UK and, in the main, only become available to migrants when they have become settled in the UK with indefinite leave to remain.</p><p>People on the 10-year human rights route can apply to have the condition lifted and other groups, such as refugees, are exempt from the condition.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 55706 55707 question first answered 10/06/2020 15:08:43 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1176495

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the visas of Chinese students to allow them remain in the UK until it is safe to return to China following the coronavirus outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	13027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>We will take a proportionate approach to individuals who are unable to comply with their visa due to circumstances beyond their control. Information and guidance will be placed into the public domain as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/02/2020 15:40:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1150363

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: 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 documentation officials at the border have been instructed to accept as proof of (a) settled status and (b) pre-settled status for EU nationals arriving in the UK after 31 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	1714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Immediately after exit, EU citizens can continue to cross the border using their passport or national identity card. They will be able to use e-Gates if they are travelling on a biometric passport.</p><p>EU citizens will not be routinely asked to prove that they have been granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme after EU Exit in order to re-enter the UK but systems will be in place to allow border officials to make such checks where necessary.</p><p>Once the new points based immigration system is fully introduced, Border Force will be able to identify those individuals granted status digitally without the need for the individual to provide evidence.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 29/10/2019 17:09:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady