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89738

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 1 post-study work visas were issued in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	207121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is given in the table below:<br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Entry clearance visas granted- Tier 1 - Post Study (main applicants)</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>4,244</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>5,360</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>5,926</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>4,931</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Source: Table vi_04 <em>Immigration Statistics April-June 2014</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table notes</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes annual statistics on entry clearance visas granted outside the UK, by category, in table vi_04 (Entry Clearance Visas volume 1) within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release. Corresponding data on extensions of stay granted within the UK are published in table ex_02_w (Extensions).<br><br>A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is available from the Library of the House and from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:11:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

89739

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 General Visas have been issued to international students since the withdrawal of the Tier 1 Post-Study Work Visa.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	207120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The available information relates to Tier 2 General grants of an extension of <br>stay in the UK to people who were previously students and is given in the table <br>below:<br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Broad previous category</td><td>PBS - Tier 2 Sponsored with a job General</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Study</td><td>2,538</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Study</td><td>4,108</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Source: Extensions data table expc_01_w <em>Immigration Statistics April-June 2014</em></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table notes</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">1. Data for 2013 are provisional figures.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2. Excludes EEA and Swiss nationals.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>3. Includes reconsideration cases and the outcome of appeals.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br>The Home Office publishes annual statistics on grants of an extension by <br>previous category in tables expc_01 to expc_01_o within the ‘Immigration <br>Statistics’ release.</p><p> </p><p><br>A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is <br>available from the Library of the House and from: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-stati<br>stics-quarterly-release.<br><br>Information on the previous immigration status of those issued an entry <br>clearance visa (applications made outside the UK) is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:08:33 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

89754

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many University-sponsored Graduate Entrepreneur Tier 1 visas have been issued since 6 April 2013.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	207372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information available relates to all Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visas granted. Individuals may be endorsed by either UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) as part of the elite global graduate entrepreneur programme or by authorised endorsing UK higher education institutions (HEI)The data is given in the table below:<br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Entry clearance visas granted- Tier 1 - Graduate Entrepreneur (main applicants)</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013 Q2</td><td>0</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013 Q3</td><td>2</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013 Q4</td><td>11</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2014 Q1</td><td>46</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2014 Q2</td><td>72</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Source: Table vi_04_q <em>Immigration Statistics April-June 2014</em></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table notes</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">1. Data for 2013 onwards are provisional figures.</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on entry clearance visas granted outside the UK, by category, in table vi_04_q (Entry Clearance Visas volume 1) within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release. Corresponding data on extensions of stay granted within the UK are published in table ex_01_q (Extensions).<br><br>A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is available from the Library of the House and from: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:16:06 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

89755

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many small and medium-sized enterprises in each (a) district, (b) county and (c) unitary authority hold a Tier 2 general sponsor licence.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	207370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>A Tier 2 sponsor is not required to provide its district, county or unitary authority as part of its sponsor licence application. The Home Office <br>classifies sponsors by region, based on its postcode prefix. The table below shows the breakdown of small and medium-sized enterprises <br>currently holding a Tier 2 general sponsor licence by region. Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Sponsors with Tier 2 General Licence at: 1 September 2014.</p><p /> <p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Sponsors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>13,682</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands &amp; East of England</p></td><td><p>3,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales &amp; South West</p></td><td><p>1,172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland &amp; Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East, Yorkshire &amp; the Humber</p></td><td><p>906</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>875</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:02:45 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

89756

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employers in the creative industries, as defined in the Government's 2001 Creative Industries Mapping Document, hold a Tier 2 general sponsor licence.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	207371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The number of Tier 2 General sponsor licence holders in the Creative Industry is 273.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:04:33 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

89759

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of settlement were given to Tier 1 (Post Study Work) visa holders since 2009; and what the countries of origin were of those granted settlement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	207375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Tier 1 (Post Study Work) visa gives no eligibility to apply to settle in the UK.</p><p /> <p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:13:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

89760

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
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 full Standard Occupational Code groups for all international students employed under the former Tier 1 Post Study Work visa for 2011 referrred to in her Department's Impact Assessment, Reform of the Points Based Student System, published on 1 June 2011.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	207378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Data on all international students employed under the former Tier 1 Post Study Work visa are not available. <br><br>The Impact Assessment on ‘Reform of the Points Based Student (PBS) Immigration System’ uses survey data to make the assumption that 51 per cent of Tier 1 Post Study Work employees are in skilled employment. The survey data, which is for Tier 1 applicants, has a breakdown of the 2 digit standard occupational code groups. This can be found at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110314171826/http:/rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs09/horr22c.pdf, see Table1.</p><p /> <p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:22:41 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

89766

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
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 her Department's assessment of the effect of the Tier-1 Post Study Work route on domestic graduate unemployment levels; and what steps she took to ascertain the effect on employment amongst that group before her decision to close that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	207413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government’s assessment of the impact of closing the Tier 1 Post Study Work route was published in 2011 and is available at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reform-of-the-points-based-student-immigration-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reform-of-the-points-based-student-immigration-system</a>.</p><p /> <p>The Government’s policy objectives were to reduce net migration, increase the selectivity of the immigration system and clamp down on abuse. Accordingly, the impact assessment did not consider the likely effect on domestic graduate unemployment. While the Government does not believe it appropriate to offer non-EEA nationals unrestricted access to the labour market at a time of high graduate unemployment, Tier 4 (Student) Visa holders who obtain a graduate level job may remain in the UK on a Tier 2 Skilled Work) visa.</p><p /> <p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 14:59:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

45689

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2014, Official Report, column 685W, on human trafficking, whether she plans for the review of the National Referral Mechanism to be completed before committee stage of the Modern Slavery Bill.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	194183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>An announcement on the review of the National Referral Mechanism will be made <br>shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield