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1541721

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Scotland
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 effect of the Government’s immigration policies on (a) Scotland’s population and (b) labour shortages in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	902170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Our points-based system works for the whole of the UK by welcoming people to fill skills gaps, support our public services and boost our economy.</p><p>Furthermore, the Shortage Occupation List also includes occupations which are in shortage and are specific to Scotland, such as chemical scientists and Gaelic teachers.</p><p>Immigration policy cannot, however, be a complete solution to population movements within the UK or labour shortages. The Scottish Government has levers at its disposal to address these issues more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 16:17:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1293262

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer the letter of 3 December 2020 from the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire relating to Mrs Gurpreet Singh Johal of Dumbarton.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	160683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>A response was sent on 10 March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/03/2021 16:56:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1285583

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the protections afforded to Gypsies and Travellers under the Public Sector Equality Duty are encompassed in her response to the 2019 consultation, Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments with regard to (a) criminalising trespass and (b) seizing homes.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	152549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring all communities are treated fairly. We are equally clear that we will not tolerate law breaking.</p><p>That is why we set out in the Queen’s Speech in December 2019 our firm aim to bring forward legislation which will help police tackle unauthorised encampments where they cause harm and disruption.</p><p>All responses to the consultation have been considered and the Government response will be published soon.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 26/02/2021 14:34:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1260342

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
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 implications for her policies of the Friends, Families and Travellers 2020 report, Police renew calls for more Gypsy and Traveller sites in opposition to the criminalisation of unauthorised encampments, published 9 September 2020, that concluded (a) 21.7 per cent of police respondents agreed with the Home Office proposals to criminalise unauthorised encampments and (b) 93.7 per cent of police bodies called for site provision as the solution to unauthorised encampments.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	128181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <ul><li>The Home Office has conducted a public consultation on strengthening the powers available to the police to deal with unauthorised encampments. The Government will consider all views and representations made when reaching our decision on the next steps.</li></ul> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/12/2020 16:11:06 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1170707

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Northern Ireland
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 paragraphs 13-15 of Annex A of the New Decade, New Approach document of 9 January 2020 regarding Government commitments on family migration arrangements for the people of Northern Ireland, within what (a) timeframe and (b) legislative vehicle those commitments will be made.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	3232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office intends to change the UK’s Immigration Rules so family members of the people of Northern Ireland can apply for immigration status on broadly the same terms as family members of Irish citizens and will open the route in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 3233 question first answered 09/03/2020 15:13:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1170708

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Northern Ireland
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 paragraphs 13-15 of Annex A of the New Decade, New Approach document of 9 January 2020 regarding Government commitments on family migration arrangements for the people of Northern Ireland, whether they will be able to access on a permanent basis similar rights to family reunification as those available to Irish citizens in the UK under EEA regulations.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	3233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office intends to change the UK’s Immigration Rules so family members of the people of Northern Ireland can apply for immigration status on broadly the same terms as family members of Irish citizens and will open the route in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 3232 question first answered 09/03/2020 15:13:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes