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1136509

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dual Nationality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions exist under the one name for all policy for citizens with dual nationality to maintain legal recognition of previous or original names.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	272919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The intent behind the policy is to have one name for all official purposes. Specific exceptions exist under the one names policy where a dual national cannot meet the requirements of the policy for reasons beyond their control, for example where there are restrictions on their ability to change their name in travel documents of their other nationality.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/07/2019 14:09:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1136514

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Disclosure and Barring Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to announce the outcome of his review of the Disclosure and Barring Service.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	272744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Tailored Review of the Disclosure and Barring Service will be taking place in the next financial year – 2020/21, following which the outcome will be published.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/07/2019 13:58:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1136567

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of British national overseas passport holders.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	272882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The number of valid British National (Overseas) passports in circulation as at 31st December 2018 was 169,653.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/07/2019 13:51:31 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1136589

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what steps he is taking to expedite security clearance for Afghan interpreters formerly employed by UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan to be relocated to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	272742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>We work closely with the employing Departments, the Ministry of Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth office and Department for International Development, to facilitate the arrival of former Afghan interpreters who relocate to the UK. We are continually considering how we can enhance the comprehensive security clearance processes already in place, but for reasons of national security, we cannot provide further on the details of the security clearance process itself.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/07/2019 13:54:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1136595

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: EU Nationals
	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 is taking to ensure that the UK (a) retains and (b) attracts highly skilled contractors from the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Rugby
	tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
	uin	272825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government set out its proposals for the future skills-based immigration system in the White Paper published on 18 December. It states that those wishing to base themselves in the UK to work on a self-employed or freelance basis will continue to able to do so where they are able to qualify under the exceptional talent, business start-up or innovator routes. In addition, those skilled professionals who are technically self-employed but effectively filling a position with a UK-based business, for example, barristers, will continue to be able to be sponsored under the new route for skilled and highly skilled workers.</p><p>The UK has existing commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services and bilateral free trade agreements concluded between the EU and third countries which provide for the admission of contractual service suppliers and self-employed professionals where they are coming under contract to supply a service to a UK client. These commitments, which the UK expects to continue to be bound by following the UK’s exit from the EU, are currently implemented through existing provisions in the UK immigration system, and these arrangements will continue after the UK leaves the EU. The Government expects to build upon these existing commitments in future trade agreements with the EU and other key trading partners.</p><p>The White Paper on the UK’s future relationship with the EU sets the Government’s intention to agree reciprocal mobility arrangements with the EU that support businesses’ ability to provide services.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 272826 272827 question first answered 09/07/2019 11:10:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

1136596

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the future skills-based immigration system will enable highly skilled contractors from overseas to fill temporary roles on a (a) self-employed and (b) employed basis after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Rugby
	tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
	uin	272826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government set out its proposals for the future skills-based immigration system in the White Paper published on 18 December. It states that those wishing to base themselves in the UK to work on a self-employed or freelance basis will continue to able to do so where they are able to qualify under the exceptional talent, business start-up or innovator routes. In addition, those skilled professionals who are technically self-employed but effectively filling a position with a UK-based business, for example, barristers, will continue to be able to be sponsored under the new route for skilled and highly skilled workers.</p><p>The UK has existing commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services and bilateral free trade agreements concluded between the EU and third countries which provide for the admission of contractual service suppliers and self-employed professionals where they are coming under contract to supply a service to a UK client. These commitments, which the UK expects to continue to be bound by following the UK’s exit from the EU, are currently implemented through existing provisions in the UK immigration system, and these arrangements will continue after the UK leaves the EU. The Government expects to build upon these existing commitments in future trade agreements with the EU and other key trading partners.</p><p>The White Paper on the UK’s future relationship with the EU sets the Government’s intention to agree reciprocal mobility arrangements with the EU that support businesses’ ability to provide services.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 272825 272827 question first answered 09/07/2019 11:10:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

1136597

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what visa routes will be introduced in the future skills-based immigration system to enable highly skilled contractors from overseas to continue to provide temporary and specialist services in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Rugby
	tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
	uin	272827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government set out its proposals for the future skills-based immigration system in the White Paper published on 18 December. It states that those wishing to base themselves in the UK to work on a self-employed or freelance basis will continue to able to do so where they are able to qualify under the exceptional talent, business start-up or innovator routes. In addition, those skilled professionals who are technically self-employed but effectively filling a position with a UK-based business, for example, barristers, will continue to be able to be sponsored under the new route for skilled and highly skilled workers.</p><p>The UK has existing commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services and bilateral free trade agreements concluded between the EU and third countries which provide for the admission of contractual service suppliers and self-employed professionals where they are coming under contract to supply a service to a UK client. These commitments, which the UK expects to continue to be bound by following the UK’s exit from the EU, are currently implemented through existing provisions in the UK immigration system, and these arrangements will continue after the UK leaves the EU. The Government expects to build upon these existing commitments in future trade agreements with the EU and other key trading partners.</p><p>The White Paper on the UK’s future relationship with the EU sets the Government’s intention to agree reciprocal mobility arrangements with the EU that support businesses’ ability to provide services.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 272825 272826 question first answered 09/07/2019 11:10:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

1136601

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: LGBT+ People
	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 is taking to tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crimes.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	272837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>Hate crime of any kind is completely unacceptable. In October 2018 the Government refreshed the Action Against Hate to ensure that it is still fit for purpose to tackle hate crime including homophobic, biphobic and transphobic abuse.</p><p>The Action Plan includes a number of commitments that are addressing all forms of hate crime, including a review of hate crime legislation by the Law Commission which commenced earlier this year, a public awareness campaign which has run twice, and the Online Harms White Paper consultation.</p><p>There are also a number of specific commitments addressing homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crime, which have been informed by the Government’s 2018 LGBT Action Plan. These include: the Crown Prosecution Service working with partners to improve the recording and monitoring of equalities data for LGBT victims of hate crime and reviewing and refreshing its LGBT Hate Crime Schools Pack; further Government Equalities Office funding for anti-bullying interventions in schools from March 2019 to March 2020; support from the Home Office to the police to improve training in responding to victims; multiple Home Office funded projects aimed at tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crime; and continued engagement with LBGT stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/07/2019 15:40:23 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1136604

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Frontier Workers: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to introduce a scheme for frontier workers to allow them to apply for a Frontier Worker Permit.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	272855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>In a deal scenario, EEA and Swiss citizens frontier working into the UK by 31 December 2020 will need to apply for a frontier worker permit to prove their right to enter the UK for work after that date. Further details about the application process will be set out in due course, if the UK leaves the EU with a deal.</p><p><br>In a no-deal scenario, EEA and Swiss citizens frontier working into the UK by exit day will be able to continue to come to the UK for work for up to three months from each entry until 31 December 2020. They will need to apply for frontier worker status to continue coming to the UK for work after that date. Further details about the application process for frontier worker status will be set out in due course, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.</p><p>The Home Office has not made an estimate of the number of frontier workers resident in Ireland and working in Northern Ireland or those who would be entitled to retain rights under Article 10(1)(c) of the draft EU Withdrawal Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 272856 question first answered 09/07/2019 11:13:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1136605

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Frontier Workers: Northern Ireland
	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 frontier workers resident in the Republic of Ireland but working in Northern Ireland who would be entitled to retain rights under Article 10 (1) (c) of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	272856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>In a deal scenario, EEA and Swiss citizens frontier working into the UK by 31 December 2020 will need to apply for a frontier worker permit to prove their right to enter the UK for work after that date. Further details about the application process will be set out in due course, if the UK leaves the EU with a deal.</p><p><br>In a no-deal scenario, EEA and Swiss citizens frontier working into the UK by exit day will be able to continue to come to the UK for work for up to three months from each entry until 31 December 2020. They will need to apply for frontier worker status to continue coming to the UK for work after that date. Further details about the application process for frontier worker status will be set out in due course, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.</p><p>The Home Office has not made an estimate of the number of frontier workers resident in Ireland and working in Northern Ireland or those who would be entitled to retain rights under Article 10(1)(c) of the draft EU Withdrawal Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 272855 question first answered 09/07/2019 11:13:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald