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1082375

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	INTERPOL
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what diplomatic steps he has taken to promote the correct usage and proper functioning of Interpol red notices among his foreign counterparts.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	228770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>INTERPOL is a crucial organisation enabling police to police cooperation between 194 member countries.</p><p>Any misuse of INTERPOL notices is taken very seriously by this government.</p><p><br>The Home Office continues to work with INTERPOL and the National Crime Agency (NCA), which acts as the UK’s National Central Bureau for INTERPOL, on this matter and strongly supports INTERPOL’s efforts to ensure systems are in place that protect individuals’ human rights. Article 3 of INTERPOL's Constitution strictly forbids any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/03/2019 16:21:05 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1082533

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EEA Nationals
	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 Example Case Study in Chapter 8 of his Department’s White Paper, the UK’s future skills-based immigration system, Cm 9722, what estimate his Department has made of the number of UK citizens living elsewhere in the European Union with a partner from the European Economic Area who would be required to meet the Minimum Income Requirement should they decide to continue their family life in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	229136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office has not estimated the number of British citizens living elsewhere in the European Union with a European Economic Area national partner who may decide to continue their family life in the UK after it leaves the EU</p><p>In the event the UK leaves with a deal, British citizens will be able to return to the UK and benefit from the existing so-called “Surinder Singh” provisions throughout the implementation period. This means their family members will be able to return to the UK as now and apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. This is reflected in the Immigration Rules laid on 7 March 2019. Further details will be provided shortly on the immigration status of family members of British citizens returning from the EU in both a ‘deal’ and ‘no deal’ scenario.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/03/2019 16:45:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1082535

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	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 his plans are for a review of whether it should be a criminal offence to trespass in the course of establishing an encampment; what the timetable is for such a review; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	229076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer my Right Honourable Friend to the response that I gave to a question from the Honourable Member for North East Hampshire on 7th March (226712).</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/03/2019 16:52:03 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1082546

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Biometrics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when travellers from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States will be able to use eGates at UK ports.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	229205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Border Force is on track to launch the expanded ePassport gate eligibility for nationals of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States as well as Singapore and South Korea by summer 2019. This is in line with the Chancellor’s announcement during the autumn budget 2018.</p><p><br>Nationals of these countries will be able to use ePassport gates where they are present at any UK port and juxtaposed location.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 229206 question first answered 11/03/2019 16:35:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1082548

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Biometrics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, at which ports will travellers from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States be able to use eGates.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	229206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Border Force is on track to launch the expanded ePassport gate eligibility for nationals of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States as well as Singapore and South Korea by summer 2019. This is in line with the Chancellor’s announcement during the autumn budget 2018.</p><p><br>Nationals of these countries will be able to use ePassport gates where they are present at any UK port and juxtaposed location.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 229205 question first answered 11/03/2019 16:35:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1082583

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Missing Persons: Dementia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to encourage emergency services to promote the Herbert Protocol for people living with dementia in their local areas.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	229093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>People who go missing are often the most vulnerable in society. Initiatives such as the Herbert Protocol, are important tools to reduce the duration of a missing incident.</p><p>Implementation of the Herbert Protocol is an operational decision for individual police forces. The forthcoming update to the Government’s Missing Children and Adults Strategy, due to be published in the coming months, aims to raise awareness of effective practices, such as the Herbert Protocol, and encourages all agencies to work together to safeguard vulnerable individuals and to reduce missing incidents.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/03/2019 16:25:20 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1082633

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EU citizens will be able to enter the UK with an EEA National identity card under current terms after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	229227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s white paper ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’ (Cm 9722, published 19 December 2018), if we leave the EU with a deal, we intend to phase out the use of insecure national identity cards as soon as practicable after the end of the implementation period and will give fair notice of moving to a different arrangement, and time to adjust.</p><p><br>EU citizens covered by the citizens’ rights deal will be able to travel using a national identity card or a passport, as now, for five years from the end of the implementation period (so until 31 December 2025) and thereafter if the cards meet the relevant International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) biometric standards.</p><p><br>As set out in DExEU’s policy paper on citizens’ rights (published 6 December 2018), in the event that we leave the EU without a deal, EU citizens will be able to enter the UK by showing either a valid national identity card or a passport until 31 December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/03/2019 16:36:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1082636

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Syria: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) British children and (b) children who are eligible for British citizenship currently with rebel groups in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	229230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Around 900 people have travelled from the UK to engage with the conflict in Syria and Iraq, against the advice of the Foreign Office. Of these, approximately 20 per cent have been killed in the conflict and around 40 per cent have returned to the UK. They have all been investigated and the majority have been assessed to pose no, or a low security risk. For reasons of national security, it would not be appropriate to breakdown these figures further.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 29/03/2019 16:14:47 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1082658

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Applications
	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 accessibility of online visa applications.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
	uin	229242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration are rolling out a new application platform across all application routes. The new application forms have been built to comply with the Government Digital Service standard, which in turn ensures compliance with wider standards on usability and accessibility.</p><p>Extensive testing has taken place with real users of the service, observing how they interact with the forms and adapting the design and questions in accordance with feedback from those testing sessions. In addition, we offer Assisted Digital support for customers who have difficulty completing online immigration applications, for example, if they do not have the appropriate access, skills or confidence to complete an online application without assistance.</p><p>Support is provided over the phone or face-to-face in locations across the UK, in a library or other voluntary sector centre or by a home visit from a tutor. This service has been available since September 2017 to customers who are based in the UK and has recently been extended to include the EU Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/03/2019 16:37:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

1082661

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	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, how many spouse visas were granted on the basis of exceptional circumstances where the sponsor did not meet the minimum income requirement in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	229177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collate or publish the information requested. Published statistics on spouse visas can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables#visas</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/03/2019 16:46:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas