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923564

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that businesses, including those in the manufacturing sector, can secure Certificates of Sponsorship to benefit from the talent of overseas workers.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	153422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Changes to the Tier 2 visa route to allow more highly skilled doctors and nurses to come to the UK mean that as well as providing a boost to the NHS, it will also free up additional places within the cap for other highly skilled occupations, such as engineers, IT professionals and teachers.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/06/2018 17:20:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

923362

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Doctors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the UK's requirement for international doctors specialising in mental health after the UK leaves the EU; and whether that requirement will form part of his Department’s review of the Tier 2 visa cap.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	153271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering a range of options for the future immigration system and will set out initial plans in due course. We will build a comprehensive picture of the needs and interests of all parts of the UK and look to develop a system which works for all.</p><p>We will ensure that decisions on the long-term arrangements are based on evidence. The commission that we asked the MAC to undertake is very much part of this. The MAC are due to report back by September 2018.</p><p>The Government has separately commissioned the MAC to undertake a review of the composition of the Shortage Occupation List.</p><p>st</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/06/2018 17:01:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

923363

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Health Professions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the review of the Tier 2 visa cap on healthcare in the North East.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	153272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>On Friday 15 June, the Government announced changes to the allocation of places within the Tier 2 (General) cap of 20,700. The change – which will be implemented through amended Immigration Rules coming into effect on 6 July – will ensure that all doctors and all nurses needed in the UK will be able to be recruited to work here without being counted against the cap. This is intended to be a temporary change which recognises the importance of alleviating pressure on the NHS and which creates extra space within the cap for other sectors of the economy.</p><p>As part of this announcement, we will be asking the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the full composition of the Shortage Occupation List.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 153273 question first answered 18/06/2018 17:03:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

923364

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Psychiatry: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding child and adolescent psychiatrists, including higher trainees, to the Shortage Occupation List.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	153273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>On Friday 15 June, the Government announced changes to the allocation of places within the Tier 2 (General) cap of 20,700. The change – which will be implemented through amended Immigration Rules coming into effect on 6 July – will ensure that all doctors and all nurses needed in the UK will be able to be recruited to work here without being counted against the cap. This is intended to be a temporary change which recognises the importance of alleviating pressure on the NHS and which creates extra space within the cap for other sectors of the economy.</p><p>As part of this announcement, we will be asking the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the full composition of the Shortage Occupation List.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 153272 question first answered 18/06/2018 17:03:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

923489

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Married People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans he has to change the minimum income requirement for spouse visas.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	153397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans currently to change the income requirement for spousal visas. The Supreme Court upheld the lawfulness of the minimum income requirement for spouse visas in February 2017, the current approach ensures that taxpayers are not required to support those settling in the UK on Family visas and the policy promotes integration. The Supreme Court found that our policy strikes a fair balance between the interests of those wishing to sponsor a spouse to settle in the UK and of the community in general.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/06/2018 17:13:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

923490

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	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, how many unaccompanied children were transferred under section 69 of the Immigration Act 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	153398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>We are grateful to the local authorities who continue to support unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, including those who have participated in the National Transfer Scheme (NTS).</p><p>The Home Office publish the number of NTS transfers between participating local authorities as part of the quarterly asylum transparency release. The latest publication was on 24 May 2018 and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-may-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-may-2018</a>.</p><p>Transfer volumes dating back to the inception of the NTS can be found in earlier releases on the same website.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/06/2018 17:15:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

923492

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	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, whether she plans to enable unaccompanied refugee children to sponsor their parents for the purpose of refugee family reunion.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	153399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>There is currently no provision in the Rules for children with refugee status in the UK to sponsor family members to join them. The Government believes the best interests of children are reflected in remaining with their families, claiming asylum in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest route to safety – and relying on resettlement schemes to travel safely.</p><p>We are listening carefully to calls to expand the scope of the refugee family reunion rules and are reviewing our approach as part of the Government’s wider asylum and resettlement strategy.</p><p>However, expanding the policy without careful thought could risk more children being put in harms’ way, risking dangerous journeys in the hope of sponsoring relatives later. We continue to follow the passage of two Private Members’ Bills on refugee family reunion closely and will continue our productive discussions with non-governmental organisations in this area</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/06/2018 17:16:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

923494

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Graduates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-EU international students left the UK three months after completing their course in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	153400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>This data is not available.</p><p>The Home Office introduced exit checks in April 2015 to provide more comprehensive information on travel movements across the UK border. Exit checks data published last year indicated that 97% of students in 16/17 who were required to leave did so in compliance with the terms of their visa.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/06/2018 17:17:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

923495

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department is taking to support the reuniting of refugee families.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	153401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Our family reunion policy allows immediate pre-flight family members of those granted protection here to reunite with them. There is provision in the current policy to grant visas outside the Rules in exceptional circumstances, which caters for family members who otherwise do not qualify under the Rules. The Government’s approach has provided a safe and legal route for more than 25,000 partners and children of those granted protection here in the last five years.</p><p>We are listening carefully to calls to expand the scope of the refugee family reunion rules and are reviewing our approach as part of the Government’s wider asylum and resettlement strategy. We continue to follow the passage of two Private Members’ Bills on refugee family reunion closely and will continue our productive discussions with non-governmental organisations in this area.</p><p>Family reunion is only part of the Governments wider package of support for refugees. In addition to those who join family members in the UK under family reunion provisions, we have, in the year ending March 2018, resettled a total of 5,760 people under our resettlement schemes.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/06/2018 14:42:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

923453

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to expand the scope of the refugee family reunion rules.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	153364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s approach to refugee family reunion has provided a safe and legal route for more than 25,000 partners and children of those granted protection here in the last five years. Our family reunion policy allows immediate pre-flight family members of those granted protection here to reunite with them. The Immigration Rules also provide for relatives with protection in the UK to sponsor children in serious and compelling circumstances and there is provision in the policy to grant visas outside the Rules in exceptional circumstances, which caters for family members who otherwise do not qualify under the Rules.</p><p>We are listening carefully to calls to expand the scope of the refugee family reunion rules and are reviewing our approach as part of the Government’s wider asylum and resettlement strategy. We continue to follow the passage of two Private Members’ Bills on refugee family reunion closely and will continue our productive discussions with non-governmental organisations in this area.</p><p>However, expanding the policy without careful thought could risk more people being put in harms’ way. We also remain committed to focussing our support, and local authority resources, on the most vulnerable refugees. It is important that we think carefully before expanding the scope of family reunion to those who may not need protection.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/06/2018 17:05:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan