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1156357

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Autism
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 make it her policy to record the number of incidents of hate crime against people with autistic spectrum disorders.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	5453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The police are already required to record hate crimes that target people with disabilities, which includes people with autistic spectrum disorders. This data is collected and published by the Home Office on a yearly basis. The most recent data shows an increase between 2016/17 and 2017/18 of 14% to 8,256 disability hate crimes. This is likely driven by improvements to police recording, but also an increase in victims feeling able to come forward.</p><p>This Government takes all forms of hate crime extremely seriously, which is why we published the Hate Crime Action Plan in 2016 and refreshed it in 2018. The refresh reaffirmed our commitment to protecting victims of hate crime, including increasing reporting, so that victims receive the support they need, and offenders are brought to justice.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 15:42:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1156360

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: 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 undertake a review of the fees charged for immigration applications.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	5456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System (BICS) is predominately funded by the user, and we think it is right that those who use it contribute to its cost, thereby reducing the burden on the UK taxpayer. We keep our fees for immigration and nationality applications under review and ensure they are within the parameters agreed with HM Treasury and Parliament, as set out in Section 68 (9) of the Immigration Act 2014<em>. </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 5457 question first answered 04/11/2019 15:58:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1156361

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Universities: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to undertake a review of the fees charged to university staff from outside the EU for visa applications.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	5457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System (BICS) is predominately funded by the user, and we think it is right that those who use it contribute to its cost, thereby reducing the burden on the UK taxpayer. We keep our fees for immigration and nationality applications under review and ensure they are within the parameters agreed with HM Treasury and Parliament, as set out in Section 68 (9) of the Immigration Act 2014<em>. </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 5456 question first answered 04/11/2019 15:58:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1156362

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Australia
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 has plans to extend the upper age limit of the working holidaymaker visa scheme between the UK and Australia.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	5458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Tier 5 Youth Mobility Schemes provide a cultural exchange programme that allows young people aged 18 to 30 from participating countries and territories to experience life in the UK for up to two years. In return, qualifying UK citizens enjoy similar access to our partner countries.</p><p>We have no current plans to increase the upper age limit of the scheme between the UK and Australia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 04/11/2019 16:01:16 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1156363

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Police and Crime Commissioners on ensuring that fraud cases are investigated (a) effectively and (b) quickly.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	5459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary meets regularly with PCCs where a wide variety of topics are discussed including fraud.</p><p>Following the HMICFRS report on fraud, titled <em>‘Fraud: Time to Choose’</em>, all PCCs provided a response to the Home Office. The Home Office is currently considering further engagement on the back of these responses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 17:23:26 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1143681

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings her Department has had with Bristol City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	285315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It is the duty of any responsible Government to prepare for every eventuality including the scenario that we leave the EU without agreeing a deal.</p><p><br>We are working closely with operational partners - including the police - on contingency planning so we can ensure the safety and security of our citizens in all scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/09/2019 14:57:47 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1136979

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: 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 full-time equivalent employees there were in UK Visas and Immigration and its predecessor bodies in each of the last 10 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	273410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>UK Visas &amp; Immigration (UKVI) was formed in April 2013. From June 2014, UKVI figures on staffing are published quarterly on gov.uk at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search?q=Border+and+immigration+cross+cutting+data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search?q=Border+and+immigration+cross+cutting+data</a>”. Staffing figures prior to this are not published.</p><p><br>UKVI regularly reviews its capacity plans and resources, redeploying and recruiting staff where necessary to help meet and maintain service standards for individual services”.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/07/2019 11:25:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1136980

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: 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 people were employed by UK Visas and Immigration in assessing and processing claims for asylum in each of the last 10 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	273411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The number of people who were employed by UK Visas and Immigration in assessing and processing claims for asylum in each of the last 10 financial years, is not held in a way that can be easily aggregated. To obtain this information would require detailed reporting against multiple cost centres and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p><br>Decisions on asylum claims are made by decision makers in Asylum Operations. There are recruitment strategies in place to maintain staffing at the required levels to allow us to manage asylum intake and reduce the overall time to make initial asylum decisions.</p><p>All asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits against a background of relevant case law and up to date country information.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/07/2019 15:21:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1136982

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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 at Full Time Equivalent have been employed to establish and administer the system for compensation for victims of the Windrush scandal in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	273412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The number of FTE employed to establish and administer the Windrush Compensation Scheme has fluctuated according to business need. A small, dedicated development team was set up to establish the scheme, averaging around 20 FTE. Now that the scheme is open for claims we have a budgeted complement for the policy and operational teams of up to 135</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/07/2019 15:19:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1136983

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Visitors
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 visitor visas have been received, by nationality of country of origin, in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	273413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Information on the amount of visit visa applications received for the purposes of visiting family is not available. The standard visit visa has replaced a range of previous visas including the family visit visa (see <a href="https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa</a> )</p><p>Information on the number of total visa applications, grants and refusals, by nationality, the large majority of which are visit visas, can be found in table vi_02_q in volume 1 of our visas tables, the latest of which is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables#visas</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 273414 question first answered 09/07/2019 15:54:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire